burnoose

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burnoose

  • /bɝˈnus/ US
  • /bɜːˈnuːs/ UK

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From French burnous, from Arabic بُرْنُس (burnus).

noun burnooses · bernouse · bornous · bournous · burnous · burnouse

  1. A thick hooded cloak worn by Berbers and Arabs in Northwest Africa. “I caught only a glimpse of an Arab in a dark-blue burnoose and white turban,” replied Tarzan.

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noun a thick hooded cloak

Españolalbornoz
Portuguêsalbornoz
Françaisburnous
DeutschBurnus
Русскийбурну́с burnús
العربيةبُرْنُس burnus

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@misc{burnoose_2026,
  title = {burnoose},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/burnoose},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}