burca

Catalan

Etymology

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

Noun

burca m (plural burques)

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

Further reading

“burca”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Portuguese

Alternative forms

burka, burqa

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(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)

(Islam) burka (a garment that covers the whole body)
Synonyms: chadri, paranja

See also