Meaning of headscarf | Babel Free
ˈhɛdˌskɑɹfDefinitions
A more or less square piece of material worn over the head, typically by women, often to protect the hair, or for religious reasons.
Equivalents
Беларуская
хустка
Български
забрадка
Čeština
šátek
Dansk
tørklæde
Deutsch
Kopftuch
Ελληνικά
μαντήλα
Español
pañueleta
Français
foulard
Gàidhlig
sgarfa-cinn
Magyar
fejkendő
ქართული
თავსაფარი
ភាសាខ្មែរ
ក្រមា
മലയാളം
തട്ടം
Bahasa Melayu
tudung
Slovenčina
šatka
Kiswahili
buibui
اردو
رومال
Tiếng Việt
phu-la
Examples
“As far as only the Quran itself is concerned, wearing a headscarf is neither required nor prohibited.”
“But as Ms. Eran adjusted her resplendent costume, two young women wearing traditional headscarfs walked across the plaza nearby.”
“The headscarf is a perfect tool to block⟳ the nonmoderns from participating in the class privileges that the modern state represents.”
“By the early 1980s, Gucci was overlicensed, with its logo on every product imaginable from headscarves to key rings to lighters.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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