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kebaya

kebaya noun: a traditional blouse worn by women in Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei, and Southern Thailand.

Noun

kebaya (plural kebayas)

  1. A traditional blouse worn by women in Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei, and Southern Thailand.

Forms of kebaya

pluralkebayas
alternative formkabaya
alternative formkabayah
alternative formkebayah

Origin of kebaya

Borrowed from Malay kebaya.

Questions about kebaya

What does kebaya mean?
Kebaya means a traditional blouse worn by women in Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei, and Southern Thailand.
What part of speech is kebaya?
Kebaya is a noun.
What is the plural of kebaya?
The plural of kebaya is kebayas.

Words near kebaya in the dictionary

  1. kebablike
  2. kebabs
  3. kebap
  4. kebaps
  5. Kebar
  6. kebaya
  7. kebayah
  8. kebayahs
  9. kebayas
  10. kebbed
  11. kebbeh

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