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kaftan.

A long tunic worn in the Eastern Mediterranean.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkæf.tæn/UK, US/ˈkæf.tən/
  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.

Where this word comes from

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

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