jellaba

noun

jel·​la·​ba

variants or djellaba

jəˈläbə

or less commonly jelab

-b

plural -s

: a full loose garment (as of wool or cotton) with a hood and with sleeves and skirt of varying length originally worn chiefly in Morocco

Word History

Etymology

Arabic jallabah & jallāb, alteration of jallābīyah

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