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geles

geles is the plural of gele.

Meaning of gele

Noun

gele (plural gele or geles)

  1. A traditional head tie native to Yoruba women of West Africa (Nigeria, Benin and Togo).
    • At recent parades of nations women on the Indian team have worn saris, and on the Nigerian one geles. Caribbean contingents can be relied on for color.2024 July 25, Jason Farago, “Why the Olympics’ Parade of Nations Is the World’s Costume Party”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Questions about geles

What is geles the plural of?
Geles is the plural of gele.

Words near geles in the dictionary

  1. geleophysic
  2. Gelephu
  3. gelept
  4. Gelernt
  5. Gelernts
  6. geles
  7. Gelfand
  8. Gelfands
  9. Gelfond
  10. Gelfond's constant
  11. Gelfond-Schneider theorem

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