CAFTAN


Meaning of CAFTAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

also kaf·tan ˈkaf-(ˌ)tan

Etymology: Russian & Turkish; Russian kaftan, from Turkish, from Persian qaftān

Date: 1591

: a usually cotton or silk ankle-length garment with long sleeves that is common throughout the Levant

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.