tarboosh (redirected from tarbush)

tar·boosh also tar·bush  (tär-bsh)

n.

A brimless, usually red felt cap with a silk tassel, worn by some Middle Eastern Muslim men, either by itself or as the base of a turban.

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[Egyptian Arabic arb, from Turkish terposh, probably from Persian sarpsh, headdress : sar, head; see ker-¹ in Indo-European roots + psh-, to don.]

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tarboosh

Noun

a felt or cloth brimless cap, usually red and often with a silk tassel, formerly worn by Muslim men [Arabic tarbūsh]

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Noun

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tarboosh - a felt cap (usually red) for a man; shaped like a flat-topped cone with a tassel that hangs from the crown fez cap - a tight-fitting headdress