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Yashmak

Noun CEFR B1
ˈjæʃ.mæk

Definitions

A veil worn by Muslim women to cover parts of the face when they are in public.

Equivalents

Españolnicab
Françaislithamniqabvoile
DeutschNiqabSchleier
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العربيةالبرقع، غطاء الوجه النسائيبرقعخمارنقاب
Azərbaycan diliyaşmaq
Bosanskizarзар
Češtinanikáb
فارسیروبندهنقاب
हिन्दीनक़ाबनिक़ाब
Hrvatskizarзар
Magyarjasmaknikáb
日本語ヤシュマク
Қазақ тіліниқаб
Bahasa Melayupurdah
Nederlandsnikab
Polskiczarczafjaszmakkwefnikab
Portuguêsniqab
Românăiașmac
Русскийвуальникабчадраяшма́к
Српскиzarзар
Svenskaniqab
Türkçeyaşmak
اردونقاب

Examples

“Through her gauzy yashmak I could see⟳ that she was smiling.”
“Mungo cannot make⟳ out her face⟳, which is concealed behind a yashmak – the double⟳ horsehair veil worn by Muslim women in public – but he is immediately struck by her feet and hands.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

Yashoda yasht Yasmeen Yasmin Yasmina Yasmine

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