carsaf

See also: čaršaf and çarşaf

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish چارشف.

Noun

carsaf (plural carsafs)

1. 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^[1]:

     A young woman in a traditional black carsaf waited for the call to midday prayer on Friday outside the Mevlana Mosque in central Konya.

Anagrams

• Frasca, fracas