Tarboush:
Arabic: طربوش ṭarbūš
A variant of شَرْبُوش šarbūš
Borrowed from the Persian: Sarpūš, Sar Puš meaning head cover.
As human naming conventions go, it’s not the worst one, but not very original either.
Fez / Tarboush
Symbol of
egalitarianism
and modernity
Fez:
Named for the city of Fez where crimson berries are squeezed into dye, or whatever they do to berries to make dye. Belittle their poetry skills until they cry tears of red, perhaps.
Whatever you may call it, the Fez owes its popularity to the Ottoman era. It became the symbol of the Ottoman empire in the early 19th century when محمود ثانى Mahmud II mandated its use as the official modern headdress for his military. In 1829, Mahmud mandated use of the Fez by all civil and religious officials to replace the Turban, a marker of identity and status dividing the population. The Fez was meant to unify, until it was outlawed in 1925 by new political ideologies.
Disclaimer:
Since, at the time, I’ve no access to any traditional materials or processes used in Fez production, I’ll happily step down and call this creation Sparkling Grape Drink, or Fez-shaped object.
