burqa
noun/ˈbʊəkə/, /ˈbɜːkə/
/ˈbɜːrkə/
(also burka, burkha)
- a long loose piece of clothing that covers the whole body, including the head and face, worn in public by some Muslim womenTopics Clothes and Fashionc2, Religion and festivalsc2
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