fez

See also: Fez and fêz

English

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish فس‎ (fes) (modern Turkish fes), named after Fez, Morocco, (capital of the Kingdom of Morocco until 1927), where the dye to colour the hat was extracted from crimson berries. [1][2]

Pronunciation

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.
    Synonym: tarboosh

Derived terms

Translations

References

  1. “fez”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
  2. Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “fez”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Further reading

Anagrams

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfɛs]
  • Rhymes: -ɛs

Noun

fez m inan

  1. fez

Declension

Further reading

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

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

fez m (plural fezzen, diminutive fezje n)

  1. fez

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish فس‎ (fes). Mentioned as bonnet de fez in 1664. By the 19th century the word fez alone stood for the hat.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛz/
  • (file)

Noun

fez m (plural fez)

  1. fez
    Synonym: tarbouche

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology 1

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Alternative forms

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -es, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -eʃ, (Brazil) -ejs, (Rio de Janeiro) -ejʃ
  • Homophone: fês
  • Hyphenation: fez

Verb

fez

  1. third-person singular preterite indicative of fazer

Etymology 2

From Latin faecem (“dregs”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfɛ(j)s/ [ˈfɛ(ɪ̯)s]

  • Homophones: fés, Fez
  • Hyphenation: fez

Noun

fez f (plural fezes)

  1. (rare) a piece of faeces
    Synonyms: (vulgar) bosta, excremento, merda

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French, from Ottoman Turkish فس‎ (fes).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈfeθ/ [ˈfeθ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈfes/ [ˈfes]
  • (Spain) Rhymes: -eθ
  • (Latin America) Rhymes: -es
  • Syllabification: fez

Noun

fez m (plural feces)

  1. fez (hat)

Further reading

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