afghan

See also: Afghan

English

Alternative forms

• Afghan

Etymology

From Afghan.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈæfˌɡæn/, /ˈæfɡən/

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• Rhymes: -æn

Noun

afghan (plural afghans)

1. A blanket or throw, usually crocheted or knitted.
2. (Australia, New Zealand) A type of iced chocolate biscuit, sometimes containing cornflakes and topped with a walnut.

Translations

crocheted or knitted blanket or throw

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iced chocolate biscuit

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French

Etymology

Derived from Persian افغان (afġân), possibly through English Afghan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /af.ɡɑ̃/

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Adjective

afghan (feminine afghane, masculine plural afghans, feminine plural afghanes)

1. (relational) Afghan (of, from or relating to Afghanistan) [from early 19th c.]

   Hyponym: kaboulien

Derived terms

• Afghan
• lévrier afghan

Noun

afghan m (uncountable)

1. synonym of pachto (“the Pashto language”) [from 1842]

Further reading

• “afghan, -ane, adj. et n.”, in Dictionnaire de l'Académie française, 9th edition, 1992–2024, →ISBN

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

afghan m (definite singular afghanen, indefinite plural afghanar, definite plural afghanane)

1. (pre-2012) alternative form of afghanar

Swedish

afghan (2)

Etymology

From Persian افغان (afġân, “Afghan”) (see it for more details).

Noun

afghan c

1. Afghan (a person, chiefly male, from Afghanistan)
2. synonym of afghanhund (“Afghan hound / Afghan Hound”)

Declension

Declension of afghan

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	afghan	afghans
	definite	afghanen	afghanens
plural	indefinite	afghaner	afghaners
	definite	afghanerna	afghanernas

Related terms

• Afghanistan n (“Afghanistan”)
• afghanska c (“Afghan (female)”)
• afghansk (“Afghan”, adjective)