The Breadwinner Vocabulary

Disguise

• To hide the appearance of a person or thing
• Worn by women in Afghanistan to cover the head and neck
• Worn by women in Afghanistan to cover the entire body

Well

• A place to get water
• To hide the appearance of a person or thing
• Worn by men in Afghanistan to cover the head

Non-Secular

• Religious holiday
• A place to get water
• Non-religious holiday

Secular

• Non-religious holiday
• Religious holiday
• A type of bread eaten by people in Afghanistan

Embroidery

• The art of decorating fabric with needle and thread
• Non-religious holiday
• A time when people need to be inside their houses

Landmine

• A type of bomb buried in the ground
• The art of decorating fabric with needle and thread
• To give money to someone to get them to do something you want them to do

Bribe

• To give money to someone to get them to do something you want them to do
• A type of bomb buried in the ground
• A type of bomb buried in the ground

Curfew

• A time when people need to be inside their houses
• To give money to someone to get them to do something you want them to do
• The art of decorating fabric with needle and thread

Naan

• A type of bread eaten by people in Afghanistan
• A time when people need to be inside their houses
• A place to get water

Taliban

• Violent religious group with power in Afghanistan
• A type of bread eaten by people in Afghanistan
• Violent religious group with power in Afghanistan