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burka

US/ˈbɝkə/ rare

noun

1.

a loose garment (usually with veiled holes for the eyes) worn by Muslim women especially in India and Pakistan

  • “the Taliban forced all women to wear the burqa”
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Origin

From Hindustani برقع / बुरक़ा (burqā), from Classical Persian برقع (burqa'), from Arabic بُرْقُع (burquʕ).

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