carsaf

C3A1R1S1A1F4

noun

A large sheet-like wrapper worn over other garments in several Muslim cultures.

OriginOttoman Turkish چارشف →
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Meanings

nouncarsaf (plural carsafs)

plural carsafs

  1. A large sheet-like wrapper worn over other garments in several Muslim cultures.

    A young woman in a traditional black carsaf waited for the call to midday prayer on Friday outside the Mevlana Mosque in central Konya.

    2007 May 15, Sabrina Tavernise, “Turkish City Counters Fear of Islam’s Reach”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Ottoman Turkishچارشف
  2. Englishcarsaf

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish چارشف.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

carsaf. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carsaf

MLA

“carsaf.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carsaf. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carsaf,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carsaf.

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