Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tarboosh

/tɑɹˈbuʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tar-boosh
IPA: /tɑɹˈbuʃ/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A red felt or cloth cap with a tassel, worn in the Arab world; a fez.

Example Sentences

"He went to the Pyramids and Syria, and there left his malady behind him, and returned with a fine beard, and a supply of tarbooshes and nargillies, with which he regales all his friends."
"He rehearsed all the afternoon how he should play the heavy father for the young man's edification till he reduced his children to helpless giggling. Just before he was due Athelny routed out an Egyptian tarboosh and insisted on putting it on."
"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."
"The man in the tarboosh turned finally and nodded in a strangely familiar way."

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic طَرْبُوش (ṭarbūš).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /tɑɹˈbuʃ/
British English: /tɑːˈbuːʃ/

Inflected Forms

tarbooshes (plural)

Derived Forms

tarbooshed

Synonyms

fez

Rhymes With

douche whoosh cartouche louche baba ganoush barouche ruche croquembouche farouche babouche debouche capuche

Questions

How do you pronounce tarboosh?: The recorded pronunciation is /tɑɹˈbuʃ/.
What does tarboosh mean?: A red felt or cloth cap with a tassel, worn in the Arab world; a fez.
Where does tarboosh come from?: Borrowed from Arabic طَرْبُوش (ṭarbūš).

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