Definitions
Sorry, no definitions found. Check out and contribute to the discussion of this word!
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word chapan.
Examples
-
The old man had plump cheeks and wore a rainbow-striped chapan.
A Thousand Splendid Suns Hosseini, Khaled 2007
-
She looks back over her shoulder and sees that Hamza is a tiny figure, his chapan a burst of color against the brown of the trees 'bark.
A Thousand Splendid Suns Hosseini, Khaled 2007
-
Looking regal in a traditional green chapan robe and gray turban, newly-elected President Hamid Karzai joined over 1,600 delegates to draw Afghanistan's Loya Jirga to a close today.
-
"You should know the skill of your fellow chapan-dazi better than that," his friend admonished him.
Call Of The Heart Delamere, Wanda 1982
-
Karzai's chapan and say, "Hamid, my man, you've gotta get some more women in here."
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Ann Jones 2011
-
"If Atta left for even one hour, the whole city would be looted," says Hajji Mohammed, an elderly shopkeeper who sells traditional emerald green chapan coats in the city's bazaar.
-
"If Atta left for even one hour, the whole city would be looted," says Hajji Mohammed, an elderly shopkeeper who sells traditional emerald green chapan coats in the city's bazaar.
-
They may have enjoyed the sartorial splash made by their president, who appeared in a particularly attractive green-and-purple striped chapan, or coat, topped by his trademark karakul hat.
-
He was ordered to grow out his beard, issued a chapan (the vest traditionally worn by Afghan men), a pakol (the traditional Pashto hat), linen pants, leather sandals and a list of phonetically written Pashtun phrases.
-
Later the minister called me forward and presented me with a chapan, the full-length gold and green-striped cloak that President Karzai is often seen wearing.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.