burca

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/

(Nordestino) IPA^(key): /ˈbuh.ka/

Noun

burca f (plural burcas)

burka (a garment that covers the whole body)

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