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burqa

/ˈbɝ.kə/

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What does burqa mean?

noun

  1. An enveloping Central Asian garment which covers the whole body, incorporating a netted screen to cover the eyes, chiefly worn by women in fundamentalist denominations of Islam to observe sartorial hijab (the practice of wearing concealing clothing in front of adult men after the age of puberty).
  2. A garment incorporating a niqab (veil for the face).
  3. A hijab (traditional headscarf covering the hair and neck), such as a khimar or shayla .
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IPA pronunciation

/ˈbɝ.kə/

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