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haik

noun \ˈhīk\

Definition of HAIK

:  a voluminous piece of usually white cloth worn as an outer garment in northern Africa
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Origin of HAIK

Arabic ḥā'ik
First Known Use: 1713

Rhymes with HAIK

bike, dike, fyke, hike, like, mike, pike, psych, shrike, sike, spike, strike, trike, tyke

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