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Zarf: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Zarf noun. A holder, often of ornate metal, for a cup that has no handle.
How to say it
ZARF/ˈzɑːf/
1 syllable. Forms: zarfs.
Zarf in a sentence
The café served its coffee in small glass cups set in brass zarfs.
That cardboard sleeve on your takeaway cup is, technically, a zarf.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- cup holder
- sleeve
Where zarf comes from
From Arabic ẓarf, a vessel or container.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
That cardboard sleeve on your takeaway cup is, technically, a _____.
- zarf
- obelus
- lemniscate
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zarf: That cardboard sleeve on your takeaway cup is, technically, a zarf.