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has gloss | (noun) cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person wrapper, wrap |
has gloss | eng: The wrapper is a colorful women's garment widely worn in West Africa. It has formal and informal versions and varies from simple draped clothing to fully tailored ensembles. The formality of the wrapper depends on the fabric used to create it. The wrapper is called an Iro in the Yoruba language, pronounced E-roo. The wrapper is usually worn with a matching headscarf or head tie that is called a gele in Yoruba, pronounced geh-lay . A full wrapper ensemble consists of three garments. First, a blouse, called a buba, pronounced boo-bah. Second, a wrap skirt called a wrapper in English or an iro in Yoruba. Third, a headscarf which is called a head tie in English and a gele in Yoruba. Traditional male attire is called a dashiki. |
lexicalization | eng: wrapper |
lexicalization | eng: wrap |
subclass of | (noun) a loose outer garment cloak |
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Bengali | |
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lexicalization | ben: যতটুকু সম্ভব গুটিয়ে ফেলা |
Modern Greek (1453-) | |
lexicalization | ell: περιτύλιγμα |
Esperanto | |
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lexicalization | epo: tortillo |
lexicalization | epo: ŝaleto |
Finnish | |
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lexicalization | fin: wrap |
French | |
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lexicalization | fra: rap |
Old High German (ca. 750-1050) | |
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lexicalization | goh: hamo |
Italian | |
has gloss | ita: Il kaftan è un abito da donna dell'Africa occidentale. Negli Stati Uniti, viene anche indossato dalle donne afro americane in determinate occasioni. |
lexicalization | ita: kaftan |
lexicalization | ita: involucro |
Korean | |
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lexicalization | kor: 몸을 싸는 것 |
lexicalization | kor: 어깨 두르개 |
Lithuanian | |
lexicalization | lit: apsiaustas |
Portuguese | |
lexicalization | por: envoltório |
Slovak | |
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lexicalization | slk: ovinovací |
Tagalog | |
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lexicalization | tgl: abrigo |
Turkish | |
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lexicalization | tur: sarýlacak þey |
lexicalization | tur: sarýnýlan þey |
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similar | e/Wrapper (clothing) |
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