haik

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/haɪk/, /heɪk/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hīk, hāk)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
haik  (hīk, hāk),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Clothingan oblong cloth used as an outer garment by the Arabs.
Also, haick. 
  • Arabic hā'ik, hayk, akin to ḥāk weave
  • 1605–15

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
haik, haick / haɪk heɪk/
  1. an Arab's outer garment of cotton, wool, or silk, for the head and body
Etymology: 18th Century: from Arabic hā'ik

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