Burqa vs. Burka

a loose garment (usually with veiled holes for the eyes) worn by Muslim women especially in India and Pakistan;

Example: ‘the Taliban forced all women to wear the burqa’;

A burqa or burka (Arabic: برقع‎), also known as a chadaree (Pashto: چادري‎) in Afghanistan or a paranja (Russian: паранджа́; Tatar: пәрәнҗә) in Central Asia, is an enveloping outer garment which covers the body and the face that is worn by women in some Islamic traditions. The Arab version of the burqa is called the boshiya, and is usually black in color.

An Islamic garment that covers the whole body, which has a net screen covering the eyes so they cannot be seen, and is worn by women.

A dress made from felt or karakul (the short curly fur of young lambs of the breed of that name), traditionally worn by men of the Caucasus region.

a loose garment (usually with veiled holes for the eyes) worn by Muslim women especially in India and Pakistan;

Example: ‘the Taliban forced all women to wear the burqa’;