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albornoz

bathrobe (towelling); formerly a hooded cloakbata de tela de toalla para después del baño; antes, capa con capucha

Comes from Arabic

البُرْنُس

al-burnus

“hooded cloak”«capa con capucha»

Arabic today says

بُرْنُس

burnus

And it still does

The article

Spanish kept the Arabic article al- glued to the word.

Arabic itself had taken it from Greek.

The story

In the Maghreb the burnous is still the hooded woollen cloak; in Spain it became the bathrobe, and Arabic also says برنس الحمام ("bath burnous").En el Magreb el burnus sigue siendo la capa de lana con capucha; en España pasó a ser la bata del baño, y el árabe también dice برنس الحمام.

In a sentence

Salió de la ducha con el albornoz.

He came out of the shower in his bathrobe.

خَرَجَ مِنَ الدُّشِّ لَابِسًا البُرْنُس.

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