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caftan

caftan is the alternative spelling of kaftan.

Meaning of kaftan

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.

Forms of caftan

pluralcaftans

Words formed from caftan

Questions about caftan

What is caftan the alternative spelling of?
Caftan is the alternative spelling of kaftan.

Words near caftan in the dictionary

  1. cafres
  2. Cafritz
  3. cafs
  4. cafs up
  5. CAFTA
  6. caftan
  7. caftaned
  8. caftanned
  9. caftans
  10. caftaric acid
  11. cafuffle

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Adapted from Wiktionary: caftan (page history and authors); kaftan (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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