"bafta" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbæftə/ Forms: baftas [plural]
Rhymes: -æftə Etymology: Uncertain. Possibly from Persian بافته (“woven, wrought”). Etymology templates: {{unc|en}} Uncertain, {{bor|en|fa|بافته|t=woven, wrought}} Persian بافته (“woven, wrought”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} bafta (countable and uncountable, plural baftas)
  1. A coarse material, usually of cotton, originally made in India. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-bafta-en-noun-Sm8nF4ZD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11
  2. An imitation of this fabric. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Fabrics
    Sense id: en-bafta-en-noun-ITgTKVd- Disambiguation of Fabrics: 40 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: baft, baftae, baftah, bufta

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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