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yu⋅ka⋅ta

[yoo-kah-tah]
–noun, plural -ta.
a Japanese dressing gown or lounging robe of soft, lightweight cotton.

Origin:
1815–25; < Japn: lit., a bathrobe, shortened form of yu-katabira, equiv. to yu hot water + kata side + -bira, comb. form of hira (earlier fira, *pira) flat thing
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yukata

comfortable cotton kimono decorated with stencil-dyed patterns usually in shades of indigo, worn by Japanese men and women. The yukata was originally designed as a nightgown and for wear in the home after a bath

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