kurta

American  

[kur-tuh] / ˈkɜr tə /

Or khurta

noun

1. a long-sleeved, hip-length shirt worn by men in India.

2. a sleeveless shirt worn over or under the angiya by Muslim women in India.

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kurta British  

/ ˈkʊətə /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of kurta

Borrowed into English from Hindi around 1910–15

Example Sentences

He wore a traditional knee-length shirt called a kurta and slippers that dramatically curl at the toes.

From The Wall Street Journal

Many men wear the traditional knee-length kurtas for special occasions while flowing saris remain the most popular for women.

From Barron's

The 53-second video features several people - some wearing kurtas with leggings, others dressed in the traditional Korean hanbok - dancing across locations.

From BBC

He was wearing a silken Indian kurta, a traditional shirt, the same one he had worn 20 years earlier at one of our pre-wedding functions.

From Los Angeles Times

He said he often visited the local Hindu temple in his cowboy hat and boots with a kurta over his Wranglers.

From New York Times