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kurta
or khur·ta
[ kur-tuh ]
noun
- a long-sleeved, hip-length shirt worn by men in India.
- a sleeveless shirt worn over or under the angiya by Muslim women in India.
kurta
/ ˈkʊətə /
noun
- a long loose garment like a shirt without a collar worn in India
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Word History and Origins
Origin of kurta1
Borrowed into English from Hindi around 1910–15
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Word History and Origins
Origin of kurta1
Hindi
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Example Sentences
There is the kurta or kurti in India, which is a tunic over trousers and can be worn both casually and formally.
From The Daily Beast
Lights, camera, and the glitziest silk kurtas were fixtures of Diwali of yore.
From Quartz
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