dupatta

== English == === Alternative forms === dopatta, dooputty, dupata === Etymology === Borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi दुपट्टा (dupaṭṭā) / Urdu دُوپَٹَّہ (dūpaṭṭa)). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /dʊˈpʌt.ə/ (India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, South Asia) IPA(key): /d̪ʊˈpəʈ.ʈɑː/, [d̪ʊ.pɐʈ̚.ʈäː] (Tamil Nadu, also) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ʊp.ə.ʈɑː/, /ˈt̪ʊp.ə.ʈɑː/, (spelling pronunciation) /ˈɖʊp.ə.ʈɑː/ === Noun === dupatta (plural dupattas or dupatte) (South Asia, India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh) A double layer of cloth worn by women as a scarf, veil etc. [from 17th c.] ==== Synonyms ==== odhni ==== Translations ==== === References === OED 2006