Sarafan

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    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.

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