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hakama

hakama noun: a type of traditional Japanese clothing, resembling very wide pleated trousers.

Noun

hakama (plural hakama)

  1. A type of traditional Japanese clothing, resembling very wide pleated trousers.
    • In place of his usual garb — baggy cargo pants, T-shirt and sneakers — he was done up in a traditional hakama, his hair pulled back in a neat bun, with his signature round glasses and wispy goatee.2007 May 7, Carol Vogel, “The Warhol of Japan Pours Ritual Tea in a Zen Moment”, in New York Times

Forms of hakama

pluralhakama

Origin of hakama

From Japanese 袴.

Questions about hakama

What does hakama mean?
Hakama means a type of traditional Japanese clothing, resembling very wide pleated trousers.
What part of speech is hakama?
Hakama is a noun.
What is the plural of hakama?
The plural of hakama is hakama.

Words near hakama in the dictionary

  1. hakafah
  2. hakafot
  3. hakafoth
  4. hakaing
  5. hakam
  6. hakama
  7. Hakamada
  8. Hakamadas
  9. hakams
  10. Hakandoo
  11. Hakanson

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