kurta

or khur·ta

[ kur-tuh ]

noun

a long-sleeved, hip-length shirt worn by men in India.
a sleeveless shirt worn over or under the angiya by Muslim women in India.

Origin of kurta

Borrowed into English from Hindi around 1910–15

Words Nearby kurta

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How to use kurta in a sentence

There is the kurta or kurti in India, which is a tunic over trousers and can be worn both casually and formally.
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Lights, camera, and the glitziest silk kurtas were fixtures of Diwali of yore.
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British Dictionary definitions for kurta

kurta

khurta

/ (ˈkʊətə) /

noun

a long loose garment like a shirt without a collar worn in India

Origin of kurta

Hindi

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