First Known Use: 1743
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fellah
noun fel·lah \ˈfe-lə, fə-ˈlä\
plural fel·la·hin also fel·la·heen \ˌfel-ə-ˈhēn, fə-ˌlä-ˈhēn\
Definition of FELLAH
: a peasant or agricultural laborer in an Arab country (as Egypt)
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Origin of FELLAH
Arabic fallāḥ
Rhymes with FELLAH
aba, Accra, aha, Allah, amah, Armagh, Artois, ayah, Bekaa, bourgeois, brava, chamois, Chechnya, Chita, chutzpah, compas, Degas, dolma, Dubois, Dunois, éclat, fa la, faux pas, Fermat, feta, foie gras, gaga, galah, Galois, goombah, grandma, grandpa, ha-ha, halvah, Hama, hoo-ha, hoopla, Hsia, hurrah, huzzah, Konya, Makah, Marat, markka, Maurois, mirepoix, mudra, Oita, oompah, opah, Oujda, quinoa, paisa, pasha, patois, pooh-bah, prutah, pya, Sanaa, sangfroid, selah, Seurat, Shema, Shoah, sol-fa, supra, Syrah, ta-ta, tola, Tonghua, Ufa, Utah, Vaudois, viva, voilà, wah-wah, whoopla
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