kaftan

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kaftan

/ˈkæf.tæn/ UK, US
/ˈkæf.tən/

Where it comes from

Via Russian кафта́н (kaftán), from Ottoman Turkish قفتان (kaftan), from Classical Persian خَفْتَان (xaftān), which occurs already in the Shahnameh.

noun kaftans · caftan

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

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noun similar long tunic

Español	caftán
Français	caftan
Русский	кафта́н kaftán

noun long tunic worn in the Eastern Mediterranean

Español	caftán
한국어	카프탄 kapeutan
日本語	カフタン kafutan
中文	卡夫坦 kǎfūtǎn
Português	caftan, kaftan, cafetão
Français	caftan, cafetan
Deutsch	Kaftan
Italiano	caffettano
Ελληνικά	καφτάνι kaftáni
Română	caftan
Русский	кафта́н kaftán
العربية	قَفْطَان qafṭān

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@misc{kaftan_2026,
  title = {kaftan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kaftan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}