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ABAYA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does abaya mean?
• ABAYA (noun)
The noun ABAYA has 1 sense:
1. (Arabic) a loose black robe from head to toe; traditionally worn by Muslim women
Familiarity information: ABAYA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(Arabic) a loose black robe from head to toe; traditionally worn by Muslim women
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("abaya" is a kind of...):
robe (any loose flowing garment)
Domain category:
Arabic; Arabic language (the Semitic language of the Arabs; spoken in a variety of dialects)
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