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zarf
[zahrf]
noun
(in the Levant) a holder, usually of ornamental metal, for a coffee cup without a handle.
zarf
/ ɑː /
noun
(esp in the Middle East) a holder, usually ornamental, for a hot coffee cup
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of zarf1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of zarf1
Example Sentences
Fun fact: that little cardboard thing one slips around a cup of coffee to keep it from burning one’s hand is known as a zarf.
In some places, Ms. Hall noted, a “zarf.”
A sleeve, a collar, a wrap—or for those who use the technical term, a zarf?
The Pasha, lifting his little cup by its silver zarf, realized that he would not sip his coffee quite so noisily had his French wife been sitting with him under the horse-chestnuts.
One word he became enchanted with was “zarf,” which is a metal, cup-shaped holder for a hot coffee cup.
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When To Use
Zarf is an informal term for a sleeve, usually made of cardboard, to put on a hot paper cup, like you might get in a coffee shop. The zarf keeps you from burning your hand on the hot cup.Originally a Levant term, a zarf is traditionally an ornamental metal holder for a coffee cup that doesn’t have a handle. Because coffee drinking became highly ritualized in the Mediterranean area, many zarf were decorated or designed very ornately and would often be expensive items only the rich could afford.Example: The coffee shop didn’t give me a zarf this morning, and I really burnt my hands on the way to the car.
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