English Explanatory Dictionary

choga

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A long-sleeved Afghan garment generally made of soft woollen material and embroidered on the sleeves and shoulders.

Word forms

choga chogas chogha

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian چوقه (čôqa), possibly from Ottoman Turkish چوقه (çoka or çuka). Cognate with English chokha and Hindi चोग़ा (coġā).

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