achkan

American

[ach-kuhn] / ˈætʃ kən /

noun

a close-fitting, high-necked coat, slightly flared below the waist and reaching almost to the knee, worn by men in India.

Etymology

Origin of achkan

First recorded in 1910–15, achkan is from the Hindi word ackan

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General Assembly, from Broadway's Camelot to California's Disneyland, Nehru's crowded schedule barely left him time to change the perennial red rose on his achkan tunic.

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