shashiya

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noun

A Maghrebi brimless cap with a tassel and straight sides.

“The Tunisian man wore a shashiya.”

OriginArabic شَاشِيَّة →
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Meanings

nounshashiya (plural shashiyas)

plural shashiyas · alternative chechia · alternative shashia

  1. A Maghrebi brimless cap with a tassel and straight sides.

    The Tunisian man wore a shashiya.

Origin

  1. Arabicشَاشِيَّة
  2. Englishshashiya

From Arabic شَاشِيَّة (šāšiyya).

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Translations

Arabic شَاشِيَّة
  • شَاشِيَّة (šāšiyya)a Maghrebi brimless cap with a tassel and straight sides.
French chéchia
  • chéchiaa Maghrebi brimless cap with a tassel and straight sides.
German Schaschija
  • Schaschijaa Maghrebi brimless cap with a tassel and straight sides.
Russian шашия
  • шашия (šašija)a Maghrebi brimless cap with a tassel and straight sides.
Cite this entry
APA

shashiya. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shashiya

MLA

“shashiya.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shashiya. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shashiya,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shashiya.

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