English

Alternative forms

• djellabah
• djellaba
• jilaabah

Noun

jellaba ‎(plural jellabas)

1. A loose fitting, ankle length, hooded robe worn by men in North Africa.
   • 2005, Jon Courtenay Grimwood, Pashazade, p. 42:

     And it wasn't his suit that worried the people on the green tram, even though most of the other men wore flowing jellabas.