carsaf
See also: čaršaf and çarşaf
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish چارشف
Noun
carsaf (plural carsafs)
- A large sheet-like wrapper worn over other garments in several Muslim cultures.
- 2007 May 15, Sabrina Tavernise, “Turkish City Counters Fear of Islam’s Reach”, in New York Times:
- A young woman in a traditional black carsaf waited for the call to midday prayer on Friday outside the Mevlana Mosque in central Konya.
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Anagrams
- Frasca, fracas