barracan
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle French barracan, from Arabic بَرَّكَان (barrakān).
Noun[edit]
barracan (countable and uncountable, plural barracans)
- A thick, strong kind of camlet from linen, wool, cotton or all three, usually with a stripe structure and fringes, traditionally used for outer garments of both sexes in the Arab World, of a similar purpose as the Roman toga and palla or the Indian sari.