djel·la·ba or djel·la·bah also jel·la·ba (j -lä b) or ga·la·bi·a (-b -)n. A long, loose, hooded garment with full sleeves, worn especially in Muslim countries. [French, from Arabic jall  b ya, from jallb, attractive, from jalaba, to bring, fetch; see glb in Semitic roots.] |
djellaba, djellabah, jellaba, jellabah [ˈdʒɛləbə]
n
(Clothing & Fashion) a kind of loose cloak with a hood, worn by men esp in North Africa and the Middle East
[from Arabic jallabah]
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