English Explanatory Dictionary

sarafan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

sarafan sarafans sarafany

Etymology

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

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