babouche

== English == === Etymology === From French babouche, from Arabic بَابُوش (bābūš), from Persian پاپوش (pâpuš, “slipper”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bəˈbuːʃ/ Rhymes: -uːʃ === Noun === babouche (plural babouches) A Turkish or Moroccan slipper having no heel. Synonym: harem slipper ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French papouch, babuc, from Ottoman Turkish پاپوش (papuş), from Persian پاپوش (pâpuš, “slipper”). Compare Arabic بَابُوش (bābūš). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ba.buʃ/ === Noun === babouche f (plural babouches) babouche ==== Descendants ==== → English: babouche === Further reading === “babouche”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012