abaya

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
10
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/əˈbeɪ.jə/

Definition of abaya

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. Synonym of aba.
    “France will bar children in public schools from wearing the abaya, a loosefitting, full-length robe worn by some Muslim women, the government said this week.”
    “Outside, Ferraris and McLarens idled in front of restaurants while men in white kanduras and women in black abayas moved through malls lined with every luxury brand on earth.”
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noun

  1. Synonym of aba.
    “France will bar children in public schools from wearing the abaya, a loosefitting, full-length robe worn by some Muslim women, the government said this week.”
    “Outside, Ferraris and McLarens idled in front of restaurants while men in white kanduras and women in black abayas moved through malls lined with every luxury brand on earth.”

name

  1. A surname from Tagalog.

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

From Arabic عَبَايَة (ʕabāya). Compare aba. First attested in 1856.

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3-letter words

3 words

2-letter words

6 words

Hooks

2 extensions · 1 front · 1 back

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