jalousie means A component in a ventilation system. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.
jalousie is pronounced /ˈʒalʊziː/.
Etymology
Borrowed from French jalousie. Doublet of jealousy.
noun
- A component in a ventilation system.
- Upward sloping window slats which form a blind or shutter, allowing light and air in but excluding rain and direct sun.“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.”
- A pastry with the upper side sliced before final baking to resemble a wooden slatted blind.