dupatta

British  

/ dʊˈpʌtə /

noun

1. a scarf worn in India

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Example Sentences

Earlier in May, a popular TikTok trend was criticised for calling dupatta, a traditional South Asian scarf, a Scandinavian scarf.

From BBC

Roach wore a red pleated skirt with a white button-up shirt and a dupatta over his shoulder as he gleefully strutted in his Air Jordans with the designers at the end of the show, his waist-length straight black hair flowing behind him.

From Seattle Times

“We wash dishes and talk about our daughters-in-law,” Pyaaro Kaur, 60, chimed in, laughing and covering her mouth with a blue dupatta that was draped over her head.

From New York Times

She’s wearing a crisp white shaltuar kameez with tiny orange flowers on the dupatta.

From Literature

“The lehenga set is typically made of three elements — the voluminous floor-length skirt called the lehenga; the blouse or choli, often like a crop top; and a dupatta or stole-like drape,” said Divyak D’Souza, a stylist in Mumbai and the host of the Indian edition of “Say Yes To The Dress,” a reality TV show.

From New York Times