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djellabah
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djel·la·ba or djel·la·bah also jel·la·ba  (j-läb) or ga·la·bi·a (-b-)
n.
A long, loose, hooded garment with full sleeves, worn especially in Muslim countries.

[French, from Arabic jallbya, from jallb, attractive, from jalaba, to bring, fetch; see glb in Semitic roots.]
Translations
djellabah [ˈdʒeləbə] Nchilaba f


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