Meanings
plural burnooses · alternative bernouse · alternative bornous · alternative bournous · alternative burnous · alternative burnouse
- A thick hooded cloak worn by Berbers and Arabs in Northwest Africa.
“I caught only a glimpse of an Arab in a dark-blue burnoose and white turban,” replied Tarzan.
1913 June–December, Edgar Rice Burroughs, “The Dancing Girl of Sidi Aissa”, in The Return of Tarzan, New York, N.Y.: A[lbert] L[evi] Burt Company, […], published March 1915, →OCLC, page 91
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna long hooded cloak woven of wool in one piece; worn by Arabs and Moors
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Arabicبُرْنُس
- Frenchburnous
- Englishburnoose
From French burnous, from Arabic بُرْنُس (burnus).
More words from French, Arabic
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic بُرْنُس
- بُرْنُس (burnus)a thick hooded cloak
Bulgarian бурнус
- бурнус (burnus)a thick hooded cloak
Dutch boernoes
- boernoesa thick hooded cloak
Esperanto burnuso
- burnusoa thick hooded cloak
Finnish burnuusi
- burnuusia thick hooded cloak
French burnous
- burnousa thick hooded cloak
German Burnus
- Burnusa thick hooded cloak
Hungarian burnusz
- burnusza thick hooded cloak
Polish burnus
- burnusa thick hooded cloak
Portuguese albornoz
- albornoza thick hooded cloak
Russian бурну́с
- бурну́с (burnús)a thick hooded cloak
Spanish albornoz
- albornoza thick hooded cloak
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
burnoose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burnoose
“burnoose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burnoose. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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