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Social Sciences - Anthropology | | Spanish term or phrase: Agal y torzadas | | ls hombres vestian un agal y torzadas. esto es el pañuelo tipico de los arabes que se usa en la cabeza. lo usan los varones. |
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| | agal and kaffiyeh | Explanation:
Saudí/Jordanian "ghotara". (Kaffiyeh/kuffiyah is the word in the Palestinian area). |
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Sheil tu explicacion fue muy buena paro parrot pudo darme la traduccion de torzadas. Igualmente muchisimas gracias porque fue de gran ayuda!!
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7 mins confidence:   peer agreement (net): +2 agal (cord) and scarves
Explanation:
I think agal is the Arabic word for cord. I am not sure about 'torzadas' although that sounds like cords too. But I presume they must mean the cord and the scarf. I may be wrong though.
HTH
Sheila
Origin of Levantine Costumes - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... The Bedouin's agal is set at a jaunty angle on his ... Since it was an honored headdress,
it is said that it ... worn by Moslem women in some of the Arab countries is ...
almashriq.hiof.no/general/600.technology/640/ 646/costumes_of_the_Levant/origin.html - 16k - En caché - Páginas similares
Greece - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... I gave him another. He wanted to sell me some scarf and agal, similar
to the Arab headdress but of a much lower quality. We kept going. ...
www.geocities.com/TheTropics/Cove/ 8864/saudi/LSA13cairo.html - 20k - En caché - Páginas similares
Islamic Clothing for Men - [ Traduzca esta página ]
The Ghutra Ghutrah, which is a part of the headdress worn by Arab men, is a square
scarf made of cotton ... Name variations include Igal, Egal, Agal and Aqal. ...
www.desertstore.com/pages/mensclothing.html - 18k - En caché - Páginas similares
Hat Dictionary - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... A. *Agal: modern Arab head-dress. ... attiffet: women's headdress which arched on either
side of the head and was covered by a veil which fell in a point. ...
www.hatshapers.com/Hat Dictionary.htm - 101k - En caché - Páginas similares
Felting Dictionary - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... Agal: modern Arab head-dress. ... down, Mouton lamb storm flaps *ascot: London, gray
top hat worn at Ascot races *attiffet: women's headdress which arched ...
www.hatshapers.com/Dictionary.htm - 61k - 7 Sep 2003 - En caché - Páginas similares
Islam Online- News Section - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... men in Saudi Arabia wear a traditional headdress - known as ... up of a flowing scarf
held by a cord (agal). ... harassed, reported the Saudi daily newspaper Arab News ...
www.islamonline.net/English/News/ 2001-12/06/article7.shtml - 39k - En caché - Páginas similares
Lonely Planet World Guide | Destination Qatar | Culture - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... pants. They also wear that symbol of the Arab world, a loose headdress
called a gutra, held on with a black rope known as the agal. ...
www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/ middle_east/qatar/culture.htm - 28k - 7 Sep 2003 - En caché - Páginas similares
ou may either scroll down to read the complete information or ... - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... AE men nationals wear the typical white 'Kandoora' Arab dress and
'ghutra' or headdress fastened by a black corded 'agal'. Women ...
www.jafza.co.ae/ad-agb.htm - 41k - En caché - Páginas similares
The Saudi Arabian Information Resource - Traditional Saudi dress ... - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... The end of the scarf can be draped across the face as protection in the event of
sandstorms. AGAL: The Agal is a thick, doubled, black cord which is worn on ...
www.saudinf.com/main/q031.htm - 15k - 7 Sep 2003 - En caché - Páginas similares
HOW TO KEEP VEIL/TURBAN ON YOUR HEAD - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... your head, with the elastic under your hair and/or the tied ends of the underlaying
scarf. ... For a simple veil I use an agal which is the Arabic word for the cord ...
www.currentmiddleages.org/tents/headdress.html - 9k - En caché - Páginas similares
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