Burkini

American  

[boor-kee-nee, bur‐] / bʊrˈki ni, bɜr‐ /

Or Burqini

Trademark.

1. (often lowercase) a brand name for a type of bathing suit covering the torso, limbs, and head, worn by women or girls who want to keep their bodies completely covered, especially for religious reasons.

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Etymology

Origin of Burkini

2004; blend of burka ( def. ) and bikini ( def. ); coined by its inventor, Lebanese-born Australian Aheda Zanetti, born 1967

Example Sentences

In April, Laurence Rossignol, the French minister for women’s rights, fired the first salvo at what became the fashion lightening rod of the summer: the Burkini.

From New York Times • Dec. 13, 2016