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tembel hat

tembel hat noun: a kind of loose hat with a floppy brim, an Israeli national symbol.

tembel hat: a kind of loose hat with a floppy brim, an Israeli national symbol
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Noun

tembel hat (plural tembel hats)

  1. A kind of loose hat with a floppy brim, an Israeli national symbol.

Forms of tembel hat

pluraltembel hats

Origin of tembel hat

Borrowed from Hebrew טמבל (témbel). In Hebrew slang, tembel means "silly", "stupid", or "fool". It is not known whether the slang term came from the hat or vice versa.

Questions about tembel hat

What does tembel hat mean?
Tembel hat means a kind of loose hat with a floppy brim, an Israeli national symbol.
What part of speech is tembel hat?
Tembel hat is a noun.
What is the plural of tembel hat?
The plural of tembel hat is tembel hats.

Words near tembel hat in the dictionary

  1. temari
  2. temarotene
  3. temazepam
  4. temazepams
  5. tembak
  6. tembel hat
  7. tembel hats
  8. tembleque
  9. temblor
  10. temblores
  11. temblors

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