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burqa

UK/ˈbɜː.kə/ US/ˈbɝ.kə/ uncommon

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

Borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi बुरक़ा (burqā) / Urdu بُرْقَع (burqa')), from Classical Persian بُرْقَع (burqa'), from Arabic بُرْقُع (burquʕ).

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