English edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Italian zimarra. Doublet of simar.

Noun edit

zimarra (plural zimarras)

  1. a cassock with a small cape attached

Italian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Spanish zamarra, chamarra, possibly from Arabic سَمُّور (sammūr), from Persian سمور (samur).

Noun edit

zimarra f (plural zimarre)

  1. a long shabby coat
  2. (in jest) an overlong coat

Descendants edit

  • Sicilian: cimarra
  • French: simarre