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carsaf

carsaf noun: a large sheet-like wrapper worn over other garments in several Muslim cultures.

Noun

carsaf (plural carsafs)

  1. A large sheet-like wrapper worn over other garments in several Muslim cultures.
    • A young woman in a traditional black carsaf waited for the call to midday prayer on Friday outside the Mevlana Mosque in central Konya.2007 May 15, Sabrina Tavernise, “Turkish City Counters Fear of Islam’s Reach”, in New York Times

Forms of carsaf

pluralcarsafs

Origin of carsaf

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish چارشف.

Questions about carsaf

What does carsaf mean?
Carsaf means a large sheet-like wrapper worn over other garments in several Muslim cultures.
What part of speech is carsaf?
Carsaf is a noun.
What is the plural of carsaf?
The plural of carsaf is carsafs.

Words near carsaf in the dictionary

  1. Carrys
  2. carrytale
  3. carrytales
  4. Carré de l'Est
  5. cars
  6. carsaf
  7. carsafs
  8. carsalam
  9. carse
  10. carseat
  11. carseats

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