# burlap vs burqa

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### burlap
*noun · IPA /ˈbɝlæp/ · frequency rank #42,041*
A very strong, coarse cloth, made from jute, flax, or hemp, and used to make sacks, etc.

### burqa
*noun · IPA /ˈbɜː.kə/ · frequency rank #48,107*
An enveloping Central Asian garment which covers the whole body, incorporating a netted screen to cover the eyes, chiefly worn by women in fundamentalist denominations of Islam to observe sartorial hijab (the practice of wearing concealing clothing in front of adult men after the age of puberty).

## Source
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