kurta

or khur·ta

[ kur-tuh ]

noun

1. a long-sleeved, hip-length shirt worn by men in India.
2. a sleeveless shirt worn over or under the angiya by Muslim women in India.

kurta

/ ˈkʊətə /

noun

1. a long loose garment like a shirt without a collar worn in India

Word History and Origins

Origin of kurta¹

Borrowed into English from Hindi around 1910–15

Word History and Origins

Origin of kurta¹

Hindi

Example Sentences

The 53-second video features several people - some wearing kurtas with leggings, others dressed in the traditional Korean hanbok - dancing across locations.

From BBC

He was wearing a silken Indian kurta, a traditional shirt, the same one he had worn 20 years earlier at one of our pre-wedding functions.

From Los Angeles Times

He said he often visited the local Hindu temple in his cowboy hat and boots with a kurta over his Wranglers.

From New York Times

He wore a short lungi, a kurta shirt, and a cap.

From Literature

Photos from the presidential palace archives show the planting ceremony in August 1999: A proud Mr. Khan, in his usual white kurta suit and white cap, watched as President K.R.

From New York Times