tarboush

English translation: fez

19:21 Mar 4, 2001
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Textiles / Clothing / Fashion
Arabic term or phrase: tarboush
tarboush
julie helms
English translation:fez
Explanation:
The term "tarboush" is originally Turkish.

The term "fez" is is originally French, referring to the city of Fez in Morocco.

The American Heritage Dictionary defines a "fez" as "a man's felt cap in the shape of a flat-topped cone, usually red with a black tassel hanging from the crown, worn chiefly in the eastern Mediterranean region."

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fez


Explanation:
The term "tarboush" is originally Turkish.

The term "fez" is is originally French, referring to the city of Fez in Morocco.

The American Heritage Dictionary defines a "fez" as "a man's felt cap in the shape of a flat-topped cone, usually red with a black tassel hanging from the crown, worn chiefly in the eastern Mediterranean region."

Fuad


    Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition
    American Heritage Dictionary
Fuad Yahya
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19 hrs
Fez


Explanation:
Fez it is, agree with the previous answer.

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