burqini

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UK/bɜːˈkiː.ni/US/bɝˈki.ni/

noun

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

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Meanings

nounburqini (plural burqinis)

plural burqinis · alternative burkini

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

Origin

Blend of burqa + bikini.

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Translations

Arabic بُرْكِينِي
  • بُرْكِينِي (burkīnī)head-to-toe swimsuit
Chinese Cantonese 布堅尼 /布坚尼
  • 布堅尼 /布坚尼 (bou³ gin¹ nei⁴)head-to-toe swimsuit
Chinese Mandarin 布基尼
  • 布基尼 (bùjīní)head-to-toe swimsuit
Dutch boerkini
  • boerkinihead-to-toe swimsuit
Finnish burkini
  • burkinihead-to-toe swimsuit
French burkini
  • burkinihead-to-toe swimsuit
German Burkini
  • Burkinihead-to-toe swimsuit
Greek μπουρκίνι
  • μπουρκίνι (bourkíni)head-to-toe swimsuit
Icelandic búrkíní
  • búrkíníhead-to-toe swimsuit
Japanese ブルキニ
  • ブルキニ (burukini)head-to-toe swimsuit
Korean 부르키니
  • 부르키니 (bureukini)head-to-toe swimsuit
Polish burkini
  • burkinihead-to-toe swimsuit
Portuguese burquíni
  • burquínihead-to-toe swimsuit
Spanish burkini
  • burkinihead-to-toe swimsuit
Swedish burkini
  • burkinihead-to-toe swimsuit
Turkish haşema
  • haşemahead-to-toe swimsuit

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with burqini

bikinimartinibeanieLamborghiniSweeneygenieSantorinizucchiniteenyGiniFeeneypyreneSelenetankiniqueeniemonokiniwahinelinguinefettuccineskenecrostiniCyrenebandiniweeny
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Cite this entry
APA

burqini. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burqini

MLA

“burqini.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burqini. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “burqini,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burqini.

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