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kontusz

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A type of outer garment popular in the 16th century worn by Hungarian and Polish–Lithuanian noblemen, which in the 17th century (worn over a żupan) became a notable element of male Polish national and Zaporozhian Cossack attire.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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Unadapted borrowing from Polish kontusz.

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  • Polish: kontusz — type of outer garment