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sarafan

sarafan noun: a traditional long, trapeze-shaped Russian pinafore worn by women and girls.

sarafan: a traditional long, trapeze-shaped Russian pinafore worn by women and girls
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Noun

sarafan (plural sarafans or sarafany)

  1. A traditional long, trapeze-shaped Russian pinafore worn by women and girls.

sarafan meaning in Persian

sarafan in Persian

a traditional long, trapeze-shaped Russian pinafore worn by women and girls.
سارافون sârâfon

Forms of sarafan

pluralsarafans
pluralsarafany

Origin of sarafan

From Russian сарафа́н (sarafán), from Turkic, from Persian سراپا (sarâpâ, literally “from head to foot”). Doublet of sarapa.

Questions about sarafan

What does sarafan mean?
Sarafan means a traditional long, trapeze-shaped Russian pinafore worn by women and girls.
What is sarafan in Persian?
Sarafan in Persian is سارافون (sârâfon). See Sarafan meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is sarafan?
Sarafan is a noun.
What is the plural of sarafan?
The plural of sarafan is sarafans.

Words near sarafan in the dictionary

  1. Saracenism
  2. Saracenlike
  3. Saracens
  4. Sarada
  5. saraf
  6. sarafan
  7. sarafans
  8. sarafany
  9. saraff
  10. saraffs
  11. Sarafian

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