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Probable: The majority view, with some reservations.Clothes & colour · Specialized

jubón

doublet — an old close-fitting garment covering shoulders to waistprenda ajustada antigua que cubría desde los hombros a la cintura

Comes from Arabic

جُبَّة

jubba

“a long tunic with wide sleeves”«túnica larga de mangas amplias»

Arabic today says

سُتْرَة

sutra

Root

ج ب ب

j-b-b

The article

It came in without the article.

The story

Derived from juba (and aljuba, with the article), from Arabic jubba; the ending -ón is Castilian. French jupon and Italian giubba share the same origin.Derivado de juba (y aljuba, con artículo), del árabe jubba; la terminación -ón es castellana. El francés jupon y el italiano giubba vienen del mismo origen.

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