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jalousie

/ʒa.lu.zi/

noun, feminine/ʒa.lu.zi/plural: jalousies

jealousy; edible amaranth (Amaranthus tricolor); sweet william (Dianthus barbatus); a type of pear (fruit)

Synonyms: amarante tricolore, fleur de jalousie, bouquet parfait, bouquet tout fait, œillet barbu, œillet de poète

From jaloux + -ie, 12th c..

noun, feminine/ʒa.lu.zi/plural: jalousies

Venetian blind; mashrabiyya, latticework screen

Synonyms: moucharabieh

Borrowed from Italian gelosia, 15th c., from the same root.