Definitions for caftanˈkæf tæn, kæfˈtæn
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
caf•tanˈkæf tæn, kæfˈtæn(n.)
or kaf•tan
a long garment with long sleeves, sometimes sashed at the waist, worn in the Middle East.
Category: Clothing
a long full robe, similar to this, worn for lounging, as beachwear, etc.
Category: Clothing
Origin of caftan:
1585–95; < Russ kaftán < Turkish < Pers qaftān
caf′taned(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
caftan, kaftan(noun)
a woman's dress style that imitates the caftan cloaks worn by men in the Near East
caftan, kaftan(noun)
a (cotton or silk) cloak with full sleeves and sash reaching down to the ankles; worn by men in the Levant
Webster Dictionary
Caftan(noun)
a garment worn throughout the Levant, consisting of a long gown with sleeves reaching below the hands. It is generally fastened by a belt or sash
Caftan(verb)
to clothe with a caftan
Translations for caftan
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
kaftan(noun)
a type of long flowing dress or robe sometimes brightly-coloured.
- kaftanAfrikaans
- قُفْطانArabic
- туникаBulgarian
- caftãPortuguese (BR)
- kaftanCzech
- der KaftanGerman
- kaftanDanish
- καφτάνιGreek
- caftánSpanish
- kaftanEstonian
- خفتان؛ پیراهن گشاد و بلند زنانهFarsi
- kaftaaniFinnish
- caftanFrench
- שִמְלָה צִבְעוֹנִיתHebrew
- खफ्तान, पेटी लगा हुआ एक तरह का लंबा ईरानी जामाHindi
- kaftanCroatian
- kaftánHungarian
- jubahIndonesian
- serkurIcelandic
- caffetanoItalian
- ゆったりしたドレスJapanese
- (옷) 카프탄Korean
- kaftanasLithuanian
- kaftansLatvian
- jubahMalay
- kaftanDutch
- kaftanNorwegian
- luźna szataPolish
- خفتان؛ پیراهن گشاد و بلند زنانهPersian
- ښځینه کالیPashto
- caftãPortuguese
- caftanRomanian
- кафтанRussian
- kaftanSlovak
- kaftanSlovenian
- kaftanSerbian
- kaftanSwedish
- ชุดหรือเสื้อคลุมยาวThai
- kaftanTurkish
- 顏色鮮豔的寬鬆長袍Chinese (Trad.)
- кафтанUkrainian
- بھڑکیلے رنگوں والا لمبا جھولنے والا لباسUrdu
- áo captanVietnamese
- 有腰带的长袖长袍Chinese (Simp.)
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