jalousie

Etymology

Borrowed from French jalousie. Doublet of jealousy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʒæləsiː/

Noun

jalousie (plural jalousies)

1. (naval architecture) A component in a ventilation system.
2. Upward sloping window slats which form a blind or shutter, allowing light and air in but excluding rain and direct sun.
   • 1859 “A small lofty room, with its window wide open, and the wooden jalousie-blinds closed, so that the dark night only showed in slight horizontal lines of black, alternating with their broad lines of stone colour.” — Dickens, Tale of Two Cities
3. A pastry with the upper side sliced before final baking to resemble a wooden slatted blind.

Etymology 1

From jaloux +‎ -ie, 12th c.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian gelosia, 15th c., from the same root.

Further reading

• “jalousie” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Etymology

From Late Latin zelotus (“full of love and sympathy”), from Latin zelus (“zealous”), from Ancient Greek ζῆλος (zêlos, “envy, lust, rivalry”)

Noun

jalousie (plural jalousies)

1. jealousy

Noun

jalousie f (plural jalousies)

1. (Jersey) sweet william