kaftan

See also: Kaftan and kaftán

English

WOTD – 12 June 2008
A kaftan

Alternative forms

Etymology

Via Russian кафта́н (kaftán), from Ottoman Turkish.

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈkæf.tæn/.
  • IPA(key): /ˈkæf.tən/
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Noun

kaftan (plural kaftans)

  1. A long tunic worn in the Eastern Mediterranean.
  2. A long dress or shirt similar in style to those worn in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Derived terms

Translations

Portuguese

Noun

kaftan m (plural kaftans)

  1. Alternative form of caftan

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kǎftan/
  • Hyphenation: kaf‧tan

Noun

kàftan m (Cyrillic spelling ка̀фтан)

  1. kaftan

Declension

Turkish

Noun

kaftan (definite accusative kaftanı, plural kaftanlar)

  1. kaftan

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