zimarra

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Italian zimarra. Doublet of simar.

Noun[edit]

zimarra (plural zimarras)

  1. a cassock with a small cape attached

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish zamarra, chamarra, possibly from Arabic سَمُّور (sammūr), from Persian سمور (samur).

Noun[edit]

zimarra f (plural zimarre)

  1. a long shabby coat
  2. (in jest) an overlong coat

Descendants[edit]

  • Sicilian: cimarra
  • French: simarre