kurta

plural kurtas · alternative khurta · alternative kurti

1. A traditional article of clothing worn in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, consisting of a loose, collarless, long-sleeved, knee-length shirt worn by both men and women.

   He wore a white cotton kurta to the festival.

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   Now her fingers began to unbutton the ivory studs that ran slantwise across the chest of his kurta.

   2008, Amitav Ghosh, Sea of Poppies, Penguin, published 2015, page 44

   One particularly notable fan moment occurred when Zohran Mamdani, the mayor of New York, wore a kurta made out of the team’s 2025-26 away kit to attend Eid al-Adha prayers in the Bronx.

   2026 May 29, Lauren Cochrane, “Mamdani made a play for fashion’s premier league in his custom-made Arsenal kurta”, in The Guardian, →ISSN