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fez¹
- /fɛz/ US, UK
Rhymes with -ɛz
Where it comes from
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.
noun fezzes · fezes
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A felt hat in the shape of a truncated cone, having a flat top with a tassel attached.
He was in his shirt, but he still wore his fez, as though he had gone to bed in it, which was probably the case.
Similar: tarboosh
Fez²
- /fɛz/
Rhymes with -ɛz
proper noun Fes
- A city in Morocco.
Translations
Talk about this word "fez." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fez. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. fez. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fez "fez." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fez.Cite this
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title = {fez},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fez},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
