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cabaia.

cabaya (a long Muslim cotton over-gown)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/kaˈbaj.ɐ/Brazil[kaˈbaɪ̯.ɐ]Brazil/kɐˈbaj.ɐ/Portugal[kɐˈβaj.ɐ]Portugal

  1. cabaya (a long Muslim cotton over-gown)

    feminine · historical
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Arabic قَبَاء (qabāʔ)bor. Persian قباءbor.? Sinhalese කබා (kabā) Sinhalese -ය (-ya) Sinhalese කබාය (kabāya)bor. Portuguese cabaia Likely borrowed from Sinhalese කබාය (kabāya), singular form of කබා (kabā, “coats”), from Persian قب (“long garment, cloak”), from Arabic قَبَاء (qabāʔ, “garment with long sleeves”).

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