Djellaba
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Djellaba (Moroccan Arabic جلابة) (also jellāb(a) and jellābiyya)[1] is a Moroccan traditional loose-fitting outer robe.
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Djellabas come in different shapes and colours, and are worn in different forms. It is typically worn white, accompanied by a tageeya and yellow babouches.
It is worn by both men and women. The djellaba for women is different than the one for men in style and purpose. Women sometimes add a scarf.
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- ^ Literary means attractive, from jalaba, to bring, fetch; see glb in Semitic roots - thefreedictionary.com