djellaba

/ ˈdʒɛləbə /

noun

1. a kind of loose cloak with a hood, worn by men esp in North Africa and the Middle East

Word History and Origins

Origin of djellaba¹

from Arabic jallabah

Example Sentences

Hauchard converted to Islam in high school at 17, and is said to have suddenly begun wearing a beard and djellaba.

From The Daily Beast

“We say a cup of mint tea without bubbles is like a djellaba without a hood,” said Mouha.

From The Daily Beast

He wore a black djellaba tucked into blue jeans under a bullet-proof vest.

From The Daily Beast

His offence was the possession of a good Djellaba (hooded cloak) and fifteen dollars.

From Project Gutenberg

Over his white djellaba is a blue selham that came probably from Manchester; his stirrups are silver or plated.

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He wore a fine linen djellaba of dazzling whiteness, and carried a scarlet geranium in his hand.

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He wore a white djellaba and a pair of new slippers, and was probably more dangerous than any disease he aided and abetted.

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Upon the nethermost of these sat an aged, bearded Jew in a black djellaba, his head swathed in a coloured kerchief.

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