kandura

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noun

A thobe.

OriginArabic كَنْدُورَة →
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Meanings

nounkandura (plural kanduras)

plural kanduras

  1. A thobe.

    Outside, Ferraris and McLarens idled in front of restaurants while men in white kanduras and women in black abayas moved through malls lined with every luxury brand on earth.

    2026 March 16, Richard Florida, “Could This Be the End of Dubai?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
dishdashathobe

Origin

  1. Arabicكَنْدُورَة
  2. Englishkandura

Borrowed from Arabic كَنْدُورَة (kandūra).

More words from Arabic

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

KurandaKandaru
Cite this entry
APA

kandura. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kandura

MLA

“kandura.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kandura. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kandura,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kandura.

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