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Word: Burnous
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 16th century: French, from Arabic burnus, from Greek birros ‘cloak’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
bəːˈnuːs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a long, loose hooded cloak worn by Arabs.
Short Definition:long, loose hooded cloak worn by Arabs
Variant Forms:
- burnoose
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