moucharaby
noun
mou·char·a·by
müˈsharəbē
variants or mouchrabieh or meshrabiyeh or less commonly mushrebiyeh
ˌmüshrəˈbē(y)ə
ˌmeshrəˈbē(y)ə
ˌmüshrəˈbē(y)ə
plural moucharabies or mouchrabiehs or meshrabiyehs
: a Moorish projecting oriel window or enclosed balcony of which the enclosure is largely made up of carved wooden latticework
Word History
Etymology
French & Arabic; French moucharaby, moucharabièh, from Arabic mushrabīyah