chapan

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noun

A decorative overcoat worn in Central Asia, usually by men.

OriginPersian چپان →
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Meanings

nounchapan (plural chapans)

plural chapans · alternative chopon

  1. A decorative overcoat worn in Central Asia, usually by men.

    On the way to the airport in Kabul, Rabbani, who had returned to Kabul, handed him a “very good chapan to keep me warm”.

    2026 September 5, Andres Schipani, “Lunch with the FT: Hamid Karzei”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 3

Origin

  1. Persianچپان
  2. Englishchapan

Borrowed from Persian چپان (chapān).

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APA

chapan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chapan

MLA

“chapan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chapan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chapan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chapan.

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