jellaba

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English

Alternative forms

• djellabah
• djellaba
• jilaabah

Etymology

From Moroccan Arabic جلّابة (jellāba). Compare galabiya.

Noun

jellaba (plural jellabas)

1. A loose fitting, ankle length, hooded robe worn by men in North Africa.
   • 2005, Jon Courtenay Grimwood, Pashazade, p. 42:

     And it wasn't his suit that worried the people on the green tram, even though most of the other men wore flowing jellabas.