moucharaby

noun

mou·​char·​a·​by

müˈsharəbē

variants or mouchrabieh

ˌmüshrəˈbē(y)ə

or meshrabiyeh

ˌmeshrəˈbē(y)ə

or less commonly mushrebiyeh

ˌmüshrəˈbē(y)ə

plural moucharabies or mouchrabiehs or meshrabiyehs

: a Moorish projecting oriel window or enclosed balcony of which the enclosure is largely made up of carved wooden latticework

Word History

Etymology

French & Arabic; French moucharaby, moucharabièh, from Arabic mushrabīyah

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