chador

== English == === Alternative forms === chadar, chaddar, chuddar, chadah, chader, chadur, chuddah, chudder, chuddur, chudah === Etymology === Borrowed from Hindi चादर (cādar) / Urdu چادَر (cādar), from Classical Persian چَادُر (čādur) or چَادَر (čādar), from Sanskrit छत्त्र (chattra). Doublet of chatra and chatta. Spelling possibly influenced by modern Iranian Persian چادُر (čâdor) or another language. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈtʃɑdɚ/ (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtʃɑːdə(ɹ)/ (South Asia) IPA(key): /ˈtʃaːd̪ər/ === Noun === chador (plural chadors) A loose robe made from a single cloth, worn as a combination head covering, veil and shawl by chiefly Muslim women (and occasionally by those of other faiths) in Iran and South Asia. Synonym: buibui Holonym: hijab Coordinate terms: aba, abaya, burka, chadri, niqab ==== Descendants ==== → Italian: chador → Portuguese: chador ==== Translations ==== === References === === Anagrams === Achord, Ardoch, Dorcha == Danish == === Etymology === From Hindi चादर (cādar) / Urdu چادر, from Classical Persian چادر (čādar, čādur), from Sanskrit छत्त्र (chattra). Spelling possibly influenced by modern Iranian Persian چادر (čâdor) or another language. === Noun === chador c (singular definite chadoren, plural indefinite chadorer) chador === References === “chador” in Den Danske Ordbog == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English chador, from Hindi चादर (cādar), from Classical Persian چادر (čādar, čādur), from Sanskrit छत्त्र (chattra). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /t͡ʃaˈdɔr/ Rhymes: -ɔr Hyphenation: cha‧dòr === Noun === chador m (invariable) chador (loose robe worn by Muslim women) === References === chador in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === xador === Etymology === From Iranian Persian چَادُر (čâdor), from Sanskrit छत्त्र (chattra). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: cha‧dor === Noun === chador m (plural chadores) (Islam) chador (a loose robe worn by Muslim women in certain countries) === See also === burca hijabe nicabe === Further reading === “chador”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “chador”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Persian چادر (čādur), from Sanskrit छत्त्र (chattra). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /t͡ʃaˈdoɾ/ [t͡ʃaˈð̞oɾ] Rhymes: -oɾ Syllabification: cha‧dor === Noun === chador m (plural chadores) chador (robe) === Further reading === “chador”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025