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burnoose

 
also bur·nous (bər-nūs') pronunciation
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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Dansk (Danish)
n. - burnus

Français (French)
n. - burnous

Deutsch (German)
n. - Burnus, (arab. Mantel mit Kapuze)

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μπουρνούζι

Italiano (Italian)
burnus

Português (Portuguese)
n. - albornoz (m)

Русский (Russian)
бурнус

Español (Spanish)
n. - albornoz

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - burnus

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

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 두건 달린 외투

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - バーヌース

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮גלימה ערבית עם כיסוי-ראש, בורנס‬


 
 
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