Baja
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- noun
- /ˈbɑːhɑː/
- US
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sudadera baja
- Nepalese traditionally bought new clothes only once a year, for the Dashain harvest festival lasting ten days in October, and panche baja gigs during the subsequent marriage season in winter and early spring nicely took up the slack in the tailoring trade.
- panche baja
Examples
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By contrast, the Nepalese still got married with their panche baja bands, since brass bands were out of bounds for commoners.
Academic text (1991) -
Captain Bandmaster Kale Nepali was born in the last century as Sunam, the first son of a Damai tailor-cum-army piccolo player who made ends meet performing the traditional panche baja music.
Academic text (1991) -
For fear of ritual pollution and caste contamination, the Damai were not allowed to live in army barracks, which probably suited them well because it allowed them to continue their tailoring and panche baja music profession alongside their army obligations.
Academic text (1991) -
She wore a colorful baja that kept her warm during the chilly evening.
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The artisan crafted a beautiful baja from woven fabric, complete with a hood.
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After the hike, he pulled on his baja to enjoy the cooler temperature as the sun set.
Compounds
A long narrow peninsula with mountains in northwest Mexico that separates the Pacific Ocean from the Gulf of California
How Warm
Surface Forms
Etymology
Baja for the striped, hooded pullover comes from the Mexican region Baja California, where surfers and local people made this style popular, so you can think of it as a warm Mexican 'hoodie'.