
n.
A hooded cloak worn especially by Arabs and Berbers.
[French burnous, from Arabic burnus, from Greek birros, hooded cloak, from Late Latin birrus.]
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bur·noose |

[French burnous, from Arabic burnus, from Greek birros, hooded cloak, from Late Latin birrus.]
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Rhymes:
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Translations:
Burnous |
Français (French)
n. - burnous
Deutsch (German)
n. - Burnus, (arab. Mantel mit Kapuze)
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μπουρνούζι
Português (Portuguese)
n. - albornoz (m)
Español (Spanish)
n. - albornoz
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
附有头巾的外衣
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 附有頭巾的外衣
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - גלימה ערבית עם כיסוי-ראש, בורנס
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