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波卡

bōkǎ
noun #40,122

Meanings

  1. 1 burqa (loanword, full-body Islamic veil)

Examples

在阿富汗，许多妇女出门时穿着波卡。
Zài Āfùhàn, xǔduō fùnǚ chūmén shí chuānzhe bōkǎ.
In Afghanistan, many women wear a burqa when they go out.
法国曾立法禁止在公共场所穿波卡。
Fǎguó céng lìfǎ jìnzhǐ zài gōnggòng chǎngsuǒ chuān bōkǎ.
France passed a law banning the wearing of the burqa in public places.

Tips

culture
波卡 is a phonetic loan from English 'burqa' / Pashto 'paranja'. Don't confuse with the cryptocurrency 波卡 (Polkadot, also written 波卡链), which is a separate coined transliteration in Chinese tech news.

Stroke Order

波 bō
卡 kǎ