"burqa" meaning in English

See burqa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-burqa.wav Forms: burqas [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} burqa (plural burqas)
  1. Alternative spelling of burka. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: burka Categories (topical): Clothing Derived forms: burkini, burqaless, burqini
    Sense id: en-burqa-en-noun-LZuaRjm0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        },
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        },
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        }
      ],
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        {
          "ref": "2007, Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns, BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING (2018), page 69:",
          "text": "He fished a sky blue burqa from the bag. The yards of pleated cloth spilled over his knees when he lifted it.",
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