caftan

caftan (plural caftans)

1. Alternative spelling of kaftan.
   • 1989, Dan Simmons, Hyperion, London: Headline, published 1991, page 456:

     From the pocket of her discarded caftan she lifted a thick medallion and set it in place around her neck.

   • 2018, Nnedi Okorafor, Who Fears Death, HarperVoyager, page 12:

     Still, he did look striking in his long white flowing pants and a white caftan.

From Ottoman Turkish قفتان (kaftan).

• IPA^(key): /kaf.tɑ̃/

caftan m (plural caftans)

1. kaftan (long tunic worn in the Eastern Mediterranean)

• “caftan”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• kaftan, cafetão

caftan m (plural caftans)

1. kaftan (long tunic worn in the Eastern Mediterranean)

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قفتان (kaftan).

caftan n (plural caftane)

1. kaftan, mantle