dupatta


du·pat·ta

D5441050 (də-pŭt′ə)n. A long wide scarf often worn draped over the head or across the shoulders, chiefly by women in South Asia.
[Hindi and Urdu dupaṭṭā, shawl of doubled cloth : du-, two (from Middle Indic; akin to Sanskrit dvau, twodvi-, combining form of dvau; see dwo- in Indo-European roots) + paṭṭā, strip of cloth (from Middle Indic paṭṭa, cloth, from Sanskrit paṭṭaḥ, of unknown origin).]

dupatta

(dʊˈpʌtə) or

dopatta

n (Clothing & Fashion) a scarf worn in India