Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fez

/fɛz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.97 in modern English

Syllables
fez
IPA
/fɛz/
15
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A felt hat in the shape of a truncated cone, having a flat top with a tassel attached.

name

A city in Morocco.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish فس (fes) (modern Turkish fes), named after Fez, Morocco, (capital of the Kingdom of Morocco until 1927), where the dye to color the hat was extracted from crimson berries.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /fɛz/
  • British English: /fɛz/

Inflected Forms

fezzes (plural) fezes (plural) Fes (alternative)

Derived Forms

befezzed fezless fezlike fezzed

Frequently Paired Words

Fasi

Synonyms

tarboosh

Rhymes With

says pres suarez cortez marquez valdez vasquez mendez baez cortes inez valdes

Questions

How do you pronounce fez?
The recorded pronunciation is /fɛz/.
What does fez mean?
A felt hat in the shape of a truncated cone, having a flat top with a tassel attached.
Where does fez come from?
From Ottoman Turkish فس (fes) (modern Turkish fes), named after Fez, Morocco, (capital of the Kingdom of Morocco until 1927), where the dye to color the hat was extracted from crimson berries.

How to pronounce fez

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