burnoose en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /bɝˈnus/ (General-American)
- /bɜːˈnuːs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From French burnous, from Arabic بُرْنُس (burnus).
Meanings
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A thick hooded cloak worn by Berbers and Arabs in Northwest Africa.
“I caught only a glimpse of an Arab in a dark-blue burnoose and white turban,” replied Tarzan.
1913 June–December, Edgar Rice Burroughs, “The Dancing Girl of Sidi Aissa”, in The Return of Tarzan, New York, N.Y.: A[lbert] L[evi] Burt Company, […], published March 1915, →OCLC, page 91:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bournous | alternative | lexicographic | |
| burnous | alternative | lexicographic | |
| burnouse | alternative | lexicographic | |
| burnooses | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| bornous | alternative | lexicographic | |
| bernouse | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (20)
arz برنص (a thick hooded cloak) · de Burnus (a thick hooded cloak) · es albornoz (a thick hooded cloak) · pt albornoz (a thick hooded cloak) · fr burnous (a thick hooded cloak) · ary برنوس (a thick hooded cloak) · eo burnuso (a thick hooded cloak) · ar بُرْنُس (a thick hooded cloak) · fi burnuusi (a thick hooded cloak) · am በርኖስ (a thick hooded cloak) · nl boernoes (a thick hooded cloak) · bg бурнус (a thick hooded cloak) · pl burnus (a thick hooded cloak) · ru бурну́с (a thick hooded cloak) · sh bùrnus (a thick hooded cloak) · sh бу̀рнус (a thick hooded cloak) · ary سلهام (a thick hooded cloak) · arz برنس (a thick hooded cloak) · hu burnusz (a thick hooded cloak) · rif aserham (a thick hooded cloak)