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zillij

zillij is the alternative form of zellige.

Meaning of zellige

Noun

zellige (plural zelliges)

  1. A form of terracotta tilework covered with enamel in the form of chips set into plaster, characteristic of Moroccan architecture.

Forms of zillij

pluralzillijes

Questions about zillij

What is zillij the alternative form of?
Zillij is the alternative form of zellige.

Words near zillij in the dictionary

  1. zillennials
  2. Ziller
  3. Zillers
  4. zilliard
  5. zilliards
  6. zillij
  7. zillijes
  8. zillion
  9. zillionaire
  10. zillionaires
  11. zillionfold

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Adapted from Wiktionary: zillij (page history and authors); zellige (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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