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burka
[ boor-kuh, bur- ]
/ ˈbʊər kə, ˈbɜr- /
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noun
a loose garment covering the entire body and having a veiled opening for the eyes, worn by Muslim women.
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Also bur·qa, bour·kha, bur·kha [boor-kuh, bur-]; /ˈbʊər kə, ˈbɜr-/; bur·ga [boor-guh] /ˈbʊər gə/
Origin of burka
1830–40; <Urdu burgaʿ<dialectal Arabic burqaʿ
Words nearby burka
buried, burier, burin, Burj Dubai, Burk, burka, Burkburnett, burke, Burke, Edmund, Burkinabé, Burkina Faso
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Word Origin for burka
C19: from Arabic
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