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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sarafan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sarafan
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: сарафа́н, سراپا

Inflected Forms

sarafans (plural) sarafany (plural)

Questions

What does sarafan mean?
A traditional long, trapeze-shaped Russian pinafore worn by women and girls.
Where does sarafan come from?
It is traced to Russian.

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