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Lehenga

लहंगा
leh-HUN-gah

Long, full Indian skirt, usually worn with a fitted blouse and dupatta for festive occasions.

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Meaning & usage

A lehenga is a long, often heavily embroidered skirt worn with a fitted blouse (choli) and a draped scarf (dupatta). Together this is the lehenga-choli, the default Indian wedding outfit for women — and for many guests at one. Bridal lehengas can be staggeringly elaborate and weighty, layered with zardozi work, gota patti, sequins and pearls.

In a sentence

She had her bridal lehenga fitted three times before the date.

Common spelling variants

  • Lengha
  • Lahenga

Lehenga is the English spelling used in MG Mini puzzles.

As seen in crosswords

Lehenga is a 7-letter answer. A typical clue:

“Long, full Indian skirt, usually worn with a fitted blouse and dupatta for festive occasions” (7)

Category: Clothing Origin: Hindi Script: Hindi

Related words

  • Sari — Draped Indian garment for women, a single length of cloth wrapped around the body.
  • Kurta — Loose, collarless tunic worn by men and women across South Asia.
  • Dhoti — Traditional Indian men's garment — a long unstitched cloth wrapped around the waist and legs.
  • Salwar — Loose, pleated trousers worn across South Asia, usually as the bottom half of a salwar-kameez.
  • Mehndi — Temporary body art made by applying a paste of crushed henna leaves to the skin.
  • Bhangra — High-energy Punjabi folk dance, also a globally popular music genre.

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