Babouche
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /bəˈbuːʃ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Babouche is a noun meaning A Turkish or Moroccan slipper having no heel.
Meaning
A Turkish or Moroccan slipper having no heel.
Example Sentences
BABOUCHE, S. F. (soulier des Turcs, & autres peuples orientaux,) a Shoe worn by the Turks, and other Oriental Nations.
Everything that the reader of the Arabian Nights expects to find is here: […] the tunnelled passages where indolent merchants with bare feet crouch in their little kennels hung with richly ornamented saddlery and arms, or with slippers of pale citron leather and bright embroidered babouches; […]
Word Forms
- babouches
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include slipper, slipshoe, slipperette, slide, slippah, slider.
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