kofta

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English

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Kofta (Kufteh Tabrizi).

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Persian کوفته (kôfta, ground meat), from کوفتن (kôftan, to grind, break, beat).

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Noun

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kofta (plural koftas)

  1. Any of various spicy meatball or meatloaf dishes of the Middle East, Caucasus, South Asia, and the Balkans.

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See also

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  • malai kofta (also a food, probably etymologically unrelated)

Crimean Tatar

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Russian кофта (kofta)

Noun

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kofta

  1. woman's jacket.

Declension

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References

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  • Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎[1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
  • kofta”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Ottoman Turkish قفتان (kaftan), probably through Russian ко́фта (kófta) (if not vice versa) or through German. Doublet of kaftan. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk kufte and Southern Sami gåptoe.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kofta c

  1. cardigan

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