fustanella

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noun

A form of skirt or kilt traditionally worn by men in Albania, Greece and other parts of the Balkans.

OriginGreek φουστανέλα →
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Meanings

nounfustanella (plural fustanellas)

plural fustanellas

  1. A form of skirt or kilt traditionally worn by men in Albania, Greece and other parts of the Balkans.

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

    1994, Louis de Bernières, Captain Corelli's Mandolin, Minerva, published 1995, page 276

Origin

  1. Greekφουστανέλα
  2. Englishfustanella

Borrowed from Greek φουστανέλα (foustanéla).

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Translations

French fustanelle
  • fustanelleclothing
German Fustanella
  • Fustanellaclothing
Greek φουστανέλα
  • φουστανέλα (foustanéla)clothing
Italian fustanella
  • fustanellaclothing
Romanian fustanelă
  • fustanelăclothing
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APA

fustanella. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fustanella

MLA

“fustanella.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fustanella. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fustanella,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fustanella.

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