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jalousie

/ˈʒalʊziː/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A component in a ventilation system.
  2. Upward sloping window slats which form a blind or shutter, allowing light and air in but excluding rain and direct sun.
  3. A pastry with the upper side sliced before final baking to resemble a wooden slatted blind.

Etymology / origin

Borrowed from French jalousie. Doublet of jealousy.

  1. jalousie(French)
  2. jalousie (English)
  3. Relations: bor

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