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  • noun A Turkish or Moroccan slipper having no heel

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From French babouche, from Arabic بابوش, from Persian پاپوش ("slipper").

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  • traditional Turkish heeled slipper of fabric or leather richly decorated with beads, threads and spangles and with a turned up, pointed toe.

    a French version of the Arabic babuj, which in turn derives from the Persian papus, meaning foot covering

    July 21, 2008