fustanella
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Greek φουστανέλα (foustanéla).
Noun
editfustanella (plural fustanellas)
- 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
editclothing
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See also
edit- fustanella on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Italian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Greek φουστανέλα (foustanéla).
Noun
editfustanella f (plural fustanelle)
Related terms
editReferences
edit- fustanella in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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