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noun
A traditional dress worn by women in the Philippines; an aristocratic version of the baro't saya.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Named after María Clara, the mestiza protagonist of José Rizal's 1887 novel Noli Me Tángere.
