Ouled Naïl

noun

Ou·​led Na·​ïl

ülednȧēl,

¦üˌled¦nī(ə)l,

¦üˌled¦nā(ə)l

plural Ouled Naïls

: a prostitute and dancing girl of the North African cities usually dressed in a brightly colored bespangled costume and ornamental often feathered headdress

Word History

Etymology

French, from Ouled Naïl, a confederation of nomadic peoples in Algeria

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