sarafan

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noun

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

OriginRussian сарафа́н ← Turkic ← Persian سراپا →
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Meanings

nounsarafan (plural sarafans or sarafany)

plural sarafans · plural sarafany

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

Origin

  1. Persianسراپا
  2. Turkic
  3. Russianсарафа́н
  4. Englishsarafan

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

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Translations

Bulgarian сарафа́н
  • сарафа́н (sarafán)a traditional long, trapeze-shaped Russian pinafore worn by women and girls.
Czech sarafán
  • sarafána traditional long, trapeze-shaped Russian pinafore worn by women and girls.
Estonian sarafan
  • sarafana traditional long, trapeze-shaped Russian pinafore worn by women and girls.
Finnish sarafaani, feresi
  • sarafaania traditional long, trapeze-shaped Russian pinafore worn by women and girls.
  • feresia traditional long, trapeze-shaped Russian pinafore worn by women and girls.
French sarafane
  • sarafanea traditional long, trapeze-shaped Russian pinafore worn by women and girls.
German Sarafan
  • Sarafana traditional long, trapeze-shaped Russian pinafore worn by women and girls.
Hebrew סָרָפָן
  • סָרָפָן (sarafán)a traditional long, trapeze-shaped Russian pinafore worn by women and girls.
Japanese サラファン
  • サラファン (sarafan)a traditional long, trapeze-shaped Russian pinafore worn by women and girls.
Korean 사라판
  • 사라판 (sarapan)a traditional long, trapeze-shaped Russian pinafore worn by women and girls.
Persian سارافون
  • سارافون (sârâfon)a traditional long, trapeze-shaped Russian pinafore worn by women and girls.
Polish sarafan
  • sarafana traditional long, trapeze-shaped Russian pinafore worn by women and girls.
Romanian sarafan
  • sarafana traditional long, trapeze-shaped Russian pinafore worn by women and girls.
Russian сарафа́н
  • сарафа́н (sarafán)a traditional long, trapeze-shaped Russian pinafore worn by women and girls.
Spanish sarafán
  • sarafána traditional long, trapeze-shaped Russian pinafore worn by women and girls.
Ukrainian сарафа́н
  • сарафа́н (sarafán)a traditional long, trapeze-shaped Russian pinafore worn by women and girls.
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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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