Ouled Naïl
noun
Ou·led Na·ïl
\ülednȧēl, ¦üˌled¦nī(ə)l, ¦üˌled¦nā(ə)l\
Definition of Ouled Naïl
Ouled Naïls
: a prostitute and dancing girl of the North African cities usually dressed in a brightly colored bespangled costume and ornamental often feathered headdress
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Origin and Etymology of ouled naïl
French, from Ouled Naïl, a confederation of nomadic peoples in Algeria
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