fez

See also: Fez and fêz

English
A fez

Etymology

From Turkish fes, named after Fez, Morocco, where the hat was principally made.[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ɛz

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.
    Synonyms: checheya, tarboosh

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

References
  1. “fez” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
  2. “fez” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.

Anagrams

Czech

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fɛs/
  • Rhymes: -ɛs

Noun

fez m

  1. fez

Further reading
  • fez in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • fez in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Dutch

Pronunciation
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Noun

fez m (plural fezzen, diminutive fezje n)

  1. fez

French

Noun

fez m (plural fez)

  1. fez

Synonyms

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfe(j)s/, /ˈfe(j)ʃ/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈfeʃ/

Verb

fez

  1. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você?) preterite indicative of fazer

Etymology 2

From Latin faex, faecem (“dregs”).

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfɛs/, /ˈfɛʃ/
  • Homophone: fés

Noun

fez f (plural fezes)

  1. (rare) a piece of faeces
Synonyms

Spanish

Noun

fez m (plural feces)

  1. fez (hat)

Tagalog

Noun

fez

  1. (slang) face
      • 2013, Cristy Fermin, “Hunk Actor Sobrang Kapal ng Mukha, Young Actress Nabiktima ng Kahambugan”, in Bandera:
        “Di ba naman ang kapal ng fez ng lalaking ‘yun?
        (please add an English translation of this quote)
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