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Shawl vs Afghan - What's the difference?

shawl | afghan |

As nouns the difference between shawl and afghan

is that shawl is a square or rectangular piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders while Afghan is a person from Afghanistan or of Afghan descent.

As a verb shawl

is to wrap in a shawl.

As a proper noun Afghan is

pashto, a language primarily spoken by Pashtun people in Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan.

As an adjective Afghan is

of, from, or pertaining to Afghanistan.

shawl

English

Noun

(wikipedia shawl) (en noun)
  • A square or rectangular piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders.
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    Derived terms

    * beshawled

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To wrap in a shawl.
  • (Thackeray)

    afghan

    English

    (wikipedia Afghan) (Origins of the name Afghan)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person from Afghanistan or of Afghan descent.
  • A person of Pashtun ethnicity or of Pashtun descent.
  • A breed of dogs, the Afghan hound.
  • Derived terms

    * Afghanization, Afghanisation

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • Pashto, a language primarily spoken by Pashtun people in Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan.
  • (UK, military slang)
  • He will be in Afghan for another six months.

    Synonyms

    * Pashtun * Pashto

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of, from, or pertaining to Afghanistan.
  • Of, from, or pertaining to the Pashtun ethnic community.
  • See also

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