"finjan" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: finjans [plural], findjan [alternative], fingan [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} finjan (plural finjans)
  1. In the Levant, a small coffee cup without a handle, held instead in a zarf.
    Sense id: en-finjan-en-noun-5ntU5SGC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 65 30 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 43 3

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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