turban
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turban
- /ˈtɜːbən/ UK
- /ˈtɝbən/ US
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)bən
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Middle French turbant, from Italian turbante, from Ottoman Turkish دلبند (tülbent), from Classical Persian دلبند (dulband), also the root of tulip.
noun turbans · turbant · tulipant
- A man's headdress made by winding a length of cloth round the head. Me thinks I ſee the Turke nodding vvith his Turban, and telling me that I ſhould thanke Heaven for that diſtance vvhich is betvvixt us, els he vvould ſvvallovv me all up at one morſell; […]
- A woman's close-fitting hat with little or no brim.
- The complete set of whorls of a spiral shell.
- A towel wrapped around long wet hair in a manner resembling a turban. Towel hair wraps come in a mixture of materials, from microfibre to polyester, while satin and silk are the go-to materials for sleep turbans.
verb turbans · turbaning · turbaned
- To cover (a person's head) with a turban. While the law did not specifically target Sikhs, turbaned Sikh schoolchildren attending state schools were severely affected
Translations
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noun man’s head-dress
| Español | turbante |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 터번 teobeon |
| 日本語 | 頭巾 zukin, ターバン tāban |
| 中文 | 頭帕 /头帕 tóupà, 幞 fú, 包頭 /包头 bāotóu, 纏頭 /缠头 chántóu, 頭巾 /头巾 tóujīn |
| हिन्दी | पगड़ी pagṛī, उश्णीष uśṇīṣ, दस्तार dastār |
| Kiswahili | kilemba |
| Português | turbante |
| Français | turban |
| Deutsch | Turban |
| Italiano | turbante |
| Română | turban |
| Русский | чалма́ čalmá, тюрба́н tjurbán, даста́р dastár |
| Tiếng Việt | khăn đóng, khăn |
| العربية | عِمَامَة ʕimāma |
| עברית | טוּרבָּן turban, צָנִיף tzaníf |
noun woman’s hat
| 日本語 | 頭巾 zukin, ターバン tāban |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 女用頭巾 /女用头巾 nǚyòng tóujīn |
| Deutsch | Turban |
| Italiano | turbante |
Talk about this word "turban." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/turban. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. turban. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/turban "turban." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/turban.Cite this
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title = {turban},
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