noun
tarboosh
Tarboosh (noun) means a red cap with a tassel, traditionally worn by men in Arab countries; also called a fez.
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A red cap with a tassel, traditionally worn by men in Arab countries; also called a fez.
"They were for their part astonished, for nobody had told them to expect a pretty woman to dinner, and the Prince suggested an intriguing exoticism with his tarboosh."
— Lawrence Durrell, Constance (Avignon Quintet) (1982)
"The man in the tarboosh turned finally and nodded in a strangely familiar way."
— Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day (2006)
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Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic طَرْبُوش (ṭarbūš).
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What is the meaning of tarboosh?
"tarboosh" (noun) means a red cap with a tassel, traditionally worn by men in Arab countries; also called a fez.
What is another word for tarboosh?
Other words for "tarboosh" include fez.
