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sarafan

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

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noun

Meaning 1

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

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History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: սարաֆան (sarafan) — a traditional long, trapeze-shaped Russian pinafore worn by women and girls.
  • Belarusian: сарафа́н (sarafán) — a traditional long, trapeze-shaped Russian pinafore worn by women and girls.
  • Bulgarian: сарафа́н (sarafán) — a traditional long, trapeze-shaped Russian pinafore worn by women and girls.
  • Czech: sarafán — a traditional long, trapeze-shaped Russian pinafore worn by women and girls.
  • Estonian: sarafan — a traditional long, trapeze-shaped Russian pinafore worn by women and girls.
  • Finnish: sarafaani — a traditional long, trapeze-shaped Russian pinafore worn by women and girls.
  • Finnish: feresi — a traditional long, trapeze-shaped Russian pinafore worn by women and girls.
  • French: sarafane — a traditional long, trapeze-shaped Russian pinafore worn by women and girls.
  • German: Sarafan — a traditional long, trapeze-shaped Russian pinafore worn by women and girls.
  • Hebrew: סָרָפָן (sarafán) — a traditional long, trapeze-shaped Russian pinafore worn by women and girls.
  • Ingrian: saraffana — a traditional long, trapeze-shaped Russian pinafore worn by women and girls.
  • Japanese: サラファン (sarafan) — a traditional long, trapeze-shaped Russian pinafore worn by women and girls.
  • Karelian: košto — a traditional long, trapeze-shaped Russian pinafore worn by women and girls.
  • Korean: 사라판 (sarapan) — a traditional long, trapeze-shaped Russian pinafore worn by women and girls.
  • Persian: سارافون (sârâfon) — a traditional long, trapeze-shaped Russian pinafore worn by women and girls.
  • Polish: sarafan — a traditional long, trapeze-shaped Russian pinafore worn by women and girls.
  • Romanian: sarafan — a traditional long, trapeze-shaped Russian pinafore worn by women and girls.
  • Russian: сарафа́н (sarafán) — a traditional long, trapeze-shaped Russian pinafore worn by women and girls.
  • Serbo-Croatian: сара̀фа̄н — a traditional long, trapeze-shaped Russian pinafore worn by women and girls.
  • Serbo-Croatian: saràfān — a traditional long, trapeze-shaped Russian pinafore worn by women and girls.
  • Spanish: sarafán — a traditional long, trapeze-shaped Russian pinafore worn by women and girls.
  • Ukrainian: сарафа́н (sarafán) — a traditional long, trapeze-shaped Russian pinafore worn by women and girls.