chador

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chador

/ˈtʃɑdɚ/ US
/ˈtʃɑːdə(ɹ)/ UK
/ˈtʃaːd̪ər/ South Asia

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Hindi चादर (cādar) / Urdu چادَر (cādar), from Classical Persian چَادُر (čādur) or چَادَر (čādar), from Sanskrit छत्त्र (chattra). Doublet of chatra and chatta.

Spelling possibly influenced by modern Iranian Persian چادُر (čâdor) or another language.

noun chadors · chadar · chaddar · chuddar · chadah · chader

A loose robe made from a single cloth, worn as a combination head covering, veil and shawl by chiefly Muslim women (and occasionally by those of other faiths) in Iran and South Asia. Holonym: hijab
Similar: buibui

Translations

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noun a loose robe worn by women

Español	chador
한국어	차도르 chadoreu
日本語	チャドル chadoru, チャードル chādoru
中文	查多 cháduō
हिन्दी	चादर cādar
Português	xador
Français	tchador, chador
Deutsch	Tschador
Ελληνικά	τσαντόρ tsantór
Русский	чадра́ čadrá
Tiếng Việt	chàng mạng
العربية	شَادُور šādur

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"chador." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/chador.

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@misc{chador_2026,
  title = {chador},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chador},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}