fez

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See also: Fez and fêz

English

Etymology

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. [1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

fez (plural fezzes or fezes)

  1. A felt hat in the shape of a truncated cone, having a flat top with a tassel attached.
    Synonym: tarboosh

Derived terms

Translations

References

  1. ^ “fez”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
  2. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “fez”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Further reading

Anagrams

Czech

Pronunciation

Noun

fez m inan

  1. fez

Declension

Declension of fez (hard masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative fez fezy
genitive fezu fezů
dative fezu fezům
accusative fez fezy
vocative feze fezy
locative fezu fezech
instrumental fezem fezy

Further reading

  • “fez”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “fez”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

fez m (plural fezzen, diminutive fezje n)

  1. fez

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish فس (fes). Mentioned as bonnet de fez in 1664. By the 19th century the word fez alone stood for the hat.

Pronunciation

Noun

fez m (plural fez)

  1. fez
    Synonym: tarbouche

Further reading

Galician

Verb

fez

  1. (reintegrationist norm) third-person singular preterite indicative of fazer

Indonesian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French fez, from Ottoman Turkish فس (fes) (modern Turkish fes).

Noun

fez

  1. fez: a felt hat in the shape of a truncated cone, having a flat top with a tassel attached.

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

 

Verb

fez

  1. third-person singular preterite indicative of fazer

Etymology 2

From Latin faecem (“dregs”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

fez f (plural fezes)

  1. (rare) a piece of faeces
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:fezes

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French, from Ottoman Turkish فس (fes).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈfeθ/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈfes/
  • Rhymes: -eθ
  • Rhymes: -es
  • Syllabification: fez

Noun

fez m (plural feces)

  1. fez (hat)

Further reading

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