choga

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noun

A long-sleeved Afghan garment generally made of soft woollen material and embroidered on the sleeves and shoulders.

OriginPersian چوقه ← Ottoman Turkish چوقه →
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Meanings

nounchoga (plural chogas)

plural chogas · alternative chogha

  1. A long-sleeved Afghan garment generally made of soft woollen material and embroidered on the sleeves and shoulders.

Origin

  1. Ottoman Turkishچوقه
  2. Persianچوقه
  3. Englishchoga

Borrowed from Persian چوقه (čôqa), possibly from Ottoman Turkish چوقه (çoka or çuka). Cognate with English chokha and Hindi चोग़ा (coġā).

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APA

choga. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/choga

MLA

“choga.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/choga. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “choga,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/choga.

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