haik

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noun

A covering for the head and body worn by Arabs.

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haick
OriginArabic حَيْك →
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Meanings

haik1

nounhaik (plural haiks)

plural haiks · alternative haick · alternative haikh · alternative haique · alternative hayk

  1. A covering for the head and body worn by Arabs.

    Woollen hayks for garments are manufactured here of a curious texture, extremely light and fine, called El Haik Filelly.

    1809, James Grey Jackson, An Account of the Empire of Marocco, section VI

Haik2

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of Hayk.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan outer garment consisting of a large piece of white cloth; worn by men and women in northern Africa

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haick
Broader
garment

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Arabicحَيْك
  2. Englishhaik

From Arabic حَيْك (ḥayk).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

KiahkhiaKiha
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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