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burnou

burnou noun: a cape with a hood made of wool, of Algerian origin, used as a baby garment, popular with French mothers from the early 20th century through the 1960s.

Noun

burnou (plural burnous)

  1. A cape with a hood made of wool, of Algerian origin, used as a baby garment, popular with French mothers from the early 20th century through the 1960s.

Forms of burnou

pluralburnous

Questions about burnou

What does burnou mean?
Burnou means a cape with a hood made of wool, of Algerian origin, used as a baby garment, popular with French mothers from the early 20th century through the 1960s.
What part of speech is burnou?
Burnou is a noun.
What is the plural of burnou?
The plural of burnou is burnous.

Words near burnou in the dictionary

  1. Burnomania
  2. burnoose
  3. burnoosed
  4. burnooses
  5. Burnopfield
  6. burnou
  7. burnous
  8. burnouse
  9. burnouses
  10. burnout
  11. burnoutness

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