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English
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish فراجه (ferace).
Noun
ferace (plural feraces)
- A long coat, part of the traditional dress of Muslim women.
Anagrams
Italian
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin ferāx.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /feˈra.t͡ʃe/
- Rhymes: -atʃe
- Hyphenation: fe‧rà‧ce
Adjective
ferace m or f by sense (plural feraci)
- (literary) feracious, fruitful
- Synonym: fertile
Related terms
Further reading
- “ferace”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026
Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish فراجه (ferāce, “an outer cloak or mantle of special fashion”),[1][2] further origin is uncertain.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fe.ɾaːˈd͡ʒe/
- Hyphenation: fe‧ra‧ce
Noun
ferace (definite accusative feraceyi, plural feraceler)
- A loose, long and collarless women's dress.
- (Sufism, dated) A loose fitting cardigan worn by Dervishes.
Declension
References
- ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890), “فراجه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1370
- ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911), “فراجه”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[2] (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 889.
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