bahane

An excuse, a made-up reason to hide the real one.

Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ba.haːˈne/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بهانه (bahāne, mahāna, māna, “a pretext, an excuse, reputed blemish, defect or fault”), from Classical Persian بهانه (bahâna, “excuse”).

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