Kaftan vs Poncho - What's the difference?
kaftan | poncho |
A long tunic worn in the Eastern Mediterranean.
A long dress or shirt similar in style to those worn in the Eastern Mediterranean.
A simple garment, made from a rectangle of cloth, with a slit in the middle for the head.
* 1975 , Margery Turner Fisher, Who's Who in Children's Books , page 203
* 2011 , Bruce N. Anderson, Wingtips Under a Bolivian Poncho , page 130
A similar waterproof garment, with a hood.
* 2001 , Michael Rutter, Camping Made Easy , 2nd ed., page 98
As nouns the difference between kaftan and poncho
is that kaftan is a long tunic worn in the Eastern Mediterranean while poncho is a simple garment, made from a rectangle of cloth, with a slit in the middle for the head.kaftan
English
(wikipedia kaftan)Alternative forms
* caftanNoun
(en noun)Derived terms
* kaftanlikeponcho
English
(wikipedia poncho)Noun
(en noun)- Garibaldi, with his cowboy's poncho , red shirt and the black ostrich feathers in his wide hat
- It was a gringo in a poncho . It was not really accurate to his suits worn today, but Julia would understand the symbolism that he was adapting to the culture and expectations while far away from home.
- If you have to hike all day in a poncho , your pants will be wet thigh-high before long (never mind how fast you'll get wet if you have to go through wet brush or grass).
