burka

Also bur·qa,

[boor-kuh, bur-]

noun

1. a loose garment covering the entire body and having a veiled opening for the eyes, worn by Muslim women.

burka

/ ˈbɜːkə /

noun

1. a variant spelling of burqa

Word History and Origins

Origin of burka¹

1830–40; < Urdu burgaʿ < dialectal Arabic burqaʿ

Word History and Origins

Origin of burka¹

C19: from Arabic

Example Sentences

Shortly after other lawmakers blocked her from introducing the bill on Monday, she returned wearing a black burka.

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Ms Chateau said Taliban members had been denying entry to women without the burka by standing at the entrance of the health facilities.

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In their first regime, the Taliban banned television, music and cinema, barred girls from school, forced women to wear the all-covering burka and men to grow beards.

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Prosecutor Celestia John-Baptiste said: "He said he didn't know why he, as a white British person, could not wear a face covering when people could wear burkas."

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The flyer also shows a woman wearing a burka that has been torn off from the neck down, exposing her chest.

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