English Explanatory Dictionary

beshmet

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A knee-length outer garment with a short stand-up collar, typical of Turkic, Mongolian and Caucasian peoples, similar to a short kaftan.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-beshmet.wav

Word forms

beshmet beshmets

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian бешме́т (bešmét), itself from Tatar бишмәт (bişmät).

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