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kurta
or khur·ta
[ kur-tuh ]
/ ˈkɜr tə /
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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.
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Origin of kurta
Borrowed into English from Hindi around 1910–15
Words nearby kurta
Kuroshio Current, kurrajong, kursaal, Kursk, Kurt, kurta, kurtosis, kuru, Kurukh, Kurume, Kurunegala
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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.
Save Us. The Trend of Wearing Skirts Over Pants Is Back.|Alaina Demopoulos|September 27, 2021|The Daily BeastLights, camera, and the glitziest silk kurtas were fixtures of Diwali of yore.
British Dictionary definitions for kurta
kurta
khurta
/ (ˈkʊətə) /
noun
a long loose garment like a shirt without a collar worn in India
Word Origin for kurta
Hindi
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