Definition of "djellaba" []

• A long, loose, hooded garment with full sleeves, worn especially in Muslim countries. (noun)

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• "I was dressed in a long garment, a little on the tight side, rather like a nightshirt, which they call a djellaba in Egypt."
• "Most Muslim men wear a long robe called a djellaba, but he had on white pants, a vest and a small white cap."
• "There's something cheering about the fact that Toast have employed a model who not only looks of pensionable age, but also sports the kind of beard and moustache combination last spotted on George V. The attempt to get men to wear the traditional pointy-hooded Moroccan robe known as the djellaba instead of a dressing gown seems a bit hopeful, but for the most part, their clothes strike a really interesting, wearable-by-all-ages balance between classic and inventive."