astrakan

English

Noun

astrakan (countable and uncountable, plural astrakans)

1. Alternative form of astrakhan

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

astrakan m (plural astrakans)

1. astrakhan

Further reading

• “astrakan”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Noun

astrakan m (invariable)

1. astrakhan

Norwegian Bokmål

A couple of Astrakhan apples.

Etymology

From Russian А́страхань (Ástraxanʹ, “Astrakhan”), a city in Southern-Russia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈastraˌkɑːn/

• Rhymes: -ɑːn
• Hyphenation: as‧tra‧kan
• Homophone: Astrakhan

Noun

astrakan m or n (definite singular astrakanen or astrakanet, indefinite plural astrakaner or astrakan, definite plural astrakanene or astrakana)

1. astrakhan (closely-curled black or grey fleece of very young karakul lambs from Astrakhan.)
   • 1919 August 8, Tidens Tegn, page 11:

     høstfrak med astrakan krave er tilsalgs til høistbydende

     autumn coat with astrakhan collar is for sale to the highest bidder

   1. astrakhan (cloth resembling the above mentioned fur, often made from wool and mohair and used for trimmings.)
      • 2020, Tove Nilsen, Den eneste broren, page 90:

        kantepels av astrakan

        edge coat of astrakhan

2. the apple cultivar Red Astrachan
   • 1945, Frantz Kiær, Av hagemannens dagbok, page 37:

     de hvite Astrakan … har vært svært gode å spise i år, men de har den sørgelige vane å begynne å bli brune innenfra mens de er fine å se på

     the white Astrakhan ... have been very good to eat this year, but they have the unfortunate habit of starting to turn brown inside while they are nice to look at

References

• “astrakan” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “astrakan” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “astrakan” in Store norske leksikon

Swedish

Noun

astrakan ?

1. an apple cultivar
2. astrakhan