burqini

English

burqini

Alternative forms

• burkini

Etymology

Blend of burqa +‎ bikini.

Noun

burqini (plural burqinis)

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

Translations

head-to-toe swimsuit

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 布堅尼／布坚尼, 布坚尼 (bou³ gin¹ nei⁴)

  Mandarin: 布基尼 (bùjīní)

• Finnish: burkini (fi)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• French: burkini (fr) m
• German: Burkini (de)
• Greek: μπουρκίνι (el) n (bourkíni)
• Icelandic: búrkíní n

Further reading

• burqini on Wikipedia.Wikipedia