burca

Portuguese

Burca

Alternative forms

• burka, burqa

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi बुरक़ा (burqā) / Urdu برقع (burqa'), from Persian برقع (borqa'), from Arabic بُرْقُع (burquʕ).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbuʁ.kɐ/ [ˈbuh.kɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbuʁ.kɐ/ [ˈbuh.kɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈbuɾ.kɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈbuʁ.kɐ/ [ˈbuχ.kɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbuɻ.ka/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbuɾ.kɐ/

• (Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbuh.ka/

Noun

burca f (plural burcas)

1. (Islam) burka (a garment that covers the whole body)

   Synonyms: chadri, paranja

See also

• hijabe
• xador
• nicabe