kaffiyeh | (noun) an Arab headdress consisting of a square piece of cloth folded into a triangle and fastened over the crown by an agal | - |
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lanseh | (noun) East Indian tart yellow berrylike fruit | Synonyms: lansa, lansat, lanset |
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meshuggeneh | (noun) (Yiddish) a crazy fool | Synonyms: meshuggener |
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nargileh | (noun) an oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through water | Synonyms: calean, chicha, hookah, hubble-bubble, hubbly-bubbly, kalian, narghile, sheesha, shisha, water pipe |
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okeh | (noun) an endorsement | Synonyms: O.K., OK, okay, okey |
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sigeh | (noun) a Shiite tradition of temporary marriage permitted in Iran that allows a couple to specify the terms of their relationship; can last from a few minutes to 99 years | - |
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tabbouleh | (noun) a finely chopped salad with tomatoes and parsley and mint and scallions and bulgur wheat | Synonyms: tabooli |
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tchotchkeleh | (noun) (Yiddish) an attractive, unconventional woman | Synonyms: chachka, tchotchke, tsatske, tshatshke |
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tusseh | (noun) oriental moth that produces brownish silk | Synonyms: Antheraea mylitta, tussah, tusser, tussore, tussur |
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