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burka
(burka)
Pronunciation:
/ˈbəːkə, ˈbʊrkɑː/
(also
burkha
,
burqa
)
noun
a long, loose garment covering the whole body from head to feet, worn in public by women in many Muslim countries.
Origin:
from Urdu and Persian
burqa‘
, from Arabic
burqu‘
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