fez

Meaning

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

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Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/fɛz/
Etymology

In summary

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.

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