burka
Portuguese, noun/ˈbuʁ.kɐ/
burka is spelled B-U-R-K-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 14 million words in written Portuguese, the 112,486th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Burka is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “alternative spelling of burca” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does burka mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininealternative spelling of burca
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of burka
- burkas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce burka?
- Brazil /ˈbuʁ.kɐ/
- Brazil [ˈbuh.kɐ]
- /ˈbuɾ.kɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is burka in Portuguese?
burka appears about once in every 14 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).