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ghassoul

ghassoul noun: a kind of saponifying vulcanic clay used for hair and skin care.

Noun

ghassoul (uncountable)

  1. A kind of saponifying vulcanic clay used for hair and skin care.
    • For 450 dirhams, youll be steamed to melting, lathered in black Moroccan beldi soap, exfoliated with a rough kissa glove, massaged with oil by four hands, coated in local ghassoul clay, rinsed in hot water, stuffed into a fluffy robe and served a mint tea.2007 November 11, Seth Sherwood, “36 Hours in Marrakesh, Morocco”, in New York Times

Forms of ghassoul

alternative formrhassoul

Origin of ghassoul

From French ghassoul, from Arabic غَاسُول (ḡāsūl).

Questions about ghassoul

What does ghassoul mean?
Ghassoul means a kind of saponifying vulcanic clay used for hair and skin care.
What part of speech is ghassoul?
Ghassoul is a noun.

Words near ghassoul in the dictionary

  1. Ghassanian
  2. Ghassanians
  3. Ghassanid
  4. Ghassanids
  5. Ghassemi
  6. ghassoul
  7. Ghassulian
  8. Ghassulians
  9. ghast
  10. ghasted
  11. ghastful

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