jalousie

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

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

/ˈʒalʊziː/ /ʒalʊˈziː/ /ˈd͡ʒæləsiː/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-jalousie.wav

jalousie jalousies

Borrowed from French jalousie. Doublet of jealousy.

blind curtain

jalousied

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