noun
- a red felt cap with a tassel, worn especially by men in some Middle Eastern and North African countries
Examples
- The merchant wore a traditional tarboosh while working in the bazaar.
- His grandfather’s tarboosh was passed down through generations.
- The red tarboosh with its black tassel was part of the ceremonial dress.
- In old photographs, many men can be seen wearing the distinctive tarboosh.
- The tarboosh was once common headwear throughout the Ottoman Empire.
- She bought a decorative tarboosh as a souvenir from her trip to Egypt.