Etymology

fez

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Today it means: A felt hat in the shape of a truncated cone, having a flat top with a tassel attached. Full definition →

Ottoman Turkish فس
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fez · noun1

  1. Ottoman Turkish · borrowed fromفس
  2. English todayfez

From Ottoman Turkish فس (fes) (modern Turkish fes), named after Fez, Morocco, (capital of the Kingdom of Morocco until 1927), where the dye to color the hat was extracted from crimson berries.

Fez · proper noun2

  1. Arabic · borrowed fromفَاس
  2. Arabic · borrowed fromفَاس
  3. English todayFez

Borrowed from Arabic فَاس (fās).

Words from the same roots

Ottoman Turkishفس all →

befezzed

Arabicفَاس all →

befezzed

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