adj
Afghan
AF-gan
adj
1
Relating to Afghanistan or its people and culture.
"The restaurant serves traditional Afghan cuisine."
noun
1
A knitted or crocheted blanket.
"Her grandmother made her an afghan for her wedding."
How to Use Afghan
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither something relating to Afghanistan, or (lower case) a cosy knitted blanket.
Common pairings
an Afghan afghan blanket
Afghan cuisine
Word Forms
afghans plural
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Etymology
From Persian afghan, ultimately from an old Bactrian word thought to mean roughly "people from a distant land."