: a loose-fitting full-length robe worn by some Muslim women
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Fortunately, just then, Marijan entered the living room, with her hair smoothed down and her makeup reapplied, wearing a hand-stitched abaya from Mecca.—Jamil Jan Kochai, New Yorker, 1 June 2026 Men in long white coats called kandura and women in flowing black abaya browse with children, hoping to take home a kitten, goldendoodle, python, canary, fish — or an African grey parrot.—Rene Ebersole, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2025 The brand’s renown has been fanned by the likes Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, who has sported a Bouguessa abaya as a long duster.—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025 Women cover their heads and wear the abaya, a long black gown.—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 3 Dec. 2022 See All Example Sentences for abaya