xador

Portuguese

Mulheres usando xador

Alternative forms

• chador (unadapted form)

Etymology

Ultimately from Iranian Persian چَادُر (čâdor), from Sanskrit छत्त्र (chattra).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃaˈdoʁ/ [ʃaˈdoh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃaˈdoʁ/ [ʃaˈdoh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ʃaˈdoɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʃaˈdoʁ/ [ʃaˈdoχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃaˈdoɻ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɐˈdoɾ/ [ʃɐˈðoɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɐˈdoɾ/ [ʃɐˈðoɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɐˈdo.ɾi/ [ʃɐˈðo.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: xa‧dor

Noun

xador m (plural xadores)

1. (Islam) chador (a loose robe worn by Muslim women in certain countries)

See also

• burca
• hijabe
• nicabe