fustanella

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek φουστανέλα (foustanéla).

Noun

fustanella (plural fustanellas)

1. A form of skirt or kilt traditionally worn by men in Albania, Greece and other parts of the Balkans.
   • 1994, Louis de Bernières, Captain Corelli's Mandolin, Minerva, published 1995, page 276:

     The doctor had always wanted a set of fustanella and had never been able to afford it.

Translations

clothing

• Albanian: fustanellë (sq) f, fustan (sq) m
• French: fustanelle (fr) f
• German: Fustanella f
• Greek: φουστανέλα (el) f (foustanéla)
• Italian: fustanella f
• Romanian: fustanelă (ro) f

See also

• fustanella on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek φουστανέλα (foustanéla).

Noun

fustanella f (plural fustanelle)

1. fustanella

Related terms

• fustagno

References

• fustanella in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana