jellaba

jel·la·ba

J j

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [juh-lah-buh]
- /dʒəˈlɑ bə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [juh-lah-buh]
- /dʒəˈlɑ bə/

Definitions of jellaba word

noun jellaba a loose-fitting hooded gown or robe worn by men in North Africa. 1
noun jellaba A loose fitting, ankle length, hooded robe worn by men in North Africa. 1

See all 2 definitions of jellaba

Information block about the term

Origin of jellaba

First appearance:

before 1915

One of the 14% newest English words

First recorded in 1915-20, djellabah is from the Arabic word jallabah

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Jellaba

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Jellaba

jellaba popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

jellaba usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer