[ bə:'nu:s ]
( US also burnoose )
■ noun a long, loose hooded cloak worn by Arabs.
Origin
C16: Fr., from Arab. burnus , from Gk birros 'cloak'.
BURNOUS
Meaning of BURNOUS in English
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004