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fustanella in British English
(ˌfʌstəˈnɛlə) or fustanelle
noun
a white knee-length pleated skirt worn by men in Greece and Albania
Word origin
C19: from Italian, from Modern Greek phoustani, probably from Italian fustagno fustianfustanella in American English
(ˌfʌstəˈnelə, ˌfuːstə-)
noun
a short stiff skirt, usually pleated, made of white cotton or linen, worn by men in some parts of the Balkans
Also: fustinella Word origin
[1840–50; ‹ It ‹ ModGk phoustanélla, dim. of phoustáni woman's dress ‹ It fustagno fustian]This word is first recorded in the period 1840–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: creationism, flan, plaque, sensationalism, warmupImage offustanella
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