chador
/ˈtʃɑːdə(ɹ)/US/ˈtʃɑdɚ/
chador noun: a loose robe made from a single cloth, worn as a combination head covering, veil and shawl by chiefly Muslim women (and occasionally by those of other faiths) in Iran and South Asia.
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Noun
chador (plural chadors)
- A loose robe made from a single cloth, worn as a combination head covering, veil and shawl by chiefly Muslim women (and occasionally by those of other faiths) in Iran and South Asia.
- Holonym: hijab
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- Synonyms:
- buibui
chador meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Punjabi
chador in Hindi
- a loose robe worn by women
- चादर cādar
chador in Urdu
- a loose robe worn by women
- چادَر cādar
chador in Bengali
- a loose robe worn by women
- চাদর cador
chador in Punjabi
- a loose robe worn by women
- ਚਾਦਰ cādar, چادَر cādar
More languagesFewer languages
- chador in Gujarati
- ચાદર cādar
- chador in Pashto
- چادري čādarí, بوغره boǧrá
- chador in Arabic
- شَادُور šādur
- chador in Thai
- ชอโดร์
- chador in Vietnamese
- chàng mạng
Synonyms of chador
Forms of chador
| plural | chadors |
|---|---|
| alternative form | chadar |
| alternative form | chaddar |
| alternative form | chuddar |
| alternative form | chadah |
| alternative form | chader |
| alternative form | chadur |
| alternative form | chuddah |
| alternative form | chudder |
| alternative form | chuddur |
| alternative form | chudah |
Origin of chador
Borrowed from Hindi चादर (cādar) / Urdu چادَر (cādar), from Classical Persian چَادُر (čādur) or چَادَر (čādar), from Sanskrit छत्त्र (chattra). Doublet of chatra and chatta. Spelling possibly influenced by modern Iranian Persian چادُر (čâdor) or another language.
Questions about chador
- What does chador mean?
- Chador means a loose robe made from a single cloth, worn as a combination head covering, veil and shawl by chiefly Muslim women (and occasionally by those of other faiths) in Iran and South Asia.
- What is chador in Hindi?
- Chador in Hindi is चादर (cādar). See Chador meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is chador?
- Chador is a noun.
- How do you pronounce chador?
- Chador is pronounced /ˈtʃɑdɚ/ (US).
- What is the plural of chador?
- The plural of chador is chadors.
Words near chador in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: chador (page history and authors); ચાદર (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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