Kurta
कुर्ता
KOOR-tah
Loose, collarless tunic worn by men and women across South Asia.
Meaning & usage
A kurta is a long, loose, often collarless tunic that falls anywhere from the hips to the knees. Worn over pyjamas, churidars or jeans, it is unisex and class-spanning — the same garment, in different fabrics, may be office wear, festive wear, or sleepwear. The kurta-pyjama is the standard semi-formal men's outfit; a heavily embroidered kurta with a Nehru jacket is wedding wear.
In a sentence
He wore a white linen kurta over jeans to the launch.
Common spelling variants
- Khurta
- Kurtah
Kurta is the canonical English spelling used in MG Mini puzzles.