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burnouse

Meaninghooded garment

Common meaning: long hooded cloak worn in North Africa

Journey through time

  1. Arabicburnus‘hooded garment’source
  2. Frenchmeaning shiftshooded garment → cloakburnous‘cloak’source
  3. Englishburnouse‘long hooded cloak worn in North Africa’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Arabic burnus ‘hooded garment’.

Source words

  • burnus Arabic · source word “hooded garment”

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