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burqini

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /bɜːˈkiː.ni/
  • General-American: /bɝˈki.ni/
  • rhymes with -iːni

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noun

Meaning 1

A head-to-toe swimsuit, enabling women to conform to the Islamic dress code when bathing on a public beach.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Blend of burqa + bikini.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 布堅尼 /布坚尼 (bou3 gin1 nei4) — head-to-toe swimsuit
  • Chinese Mandarin: 布基尼 (bùjīní) — head-to-toe swimsuit
  • Dutch: boerkini — head-to-toe swimsuit
  • Finnish: burkini — head-to-toe swimsuit
  • French: burkini — head-to-toe swimsuit
  • German: Burkini — head-to-toe swimsuit
  • Greek: μπουρκίνι (bourkíni) — head-to-toe swimsuit
  • Icelandic: búrkíní — head-to-toe swimsuit
  • Japanese: ブルキニ (burukini) — head-to-toe swimsuit
  • Kazakh: буркини (burkini) — head-to-toe swimsuit
  • Korean: 부르키니 (bureukini) — head-to-toe swimsuit
  • Polish: burkini — head-to-toe swimsuit
  • Portuguese: burquíni — head-to-toe swimsuit
  • Spanish: burkini — head-to-toe swimsuit
  • Swedish: burkini — head-to-toe swimsuit