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• Кофта (кофты) (femin.noun) [kof-ta (kof-ty)] 🔻Though being a slightly outdated word, this incredibly versatile Russian noun is a true linguistic chameleon! 🔻While English (Russian has borrowed these words too!) has specific terms like: • hoodie(худи, толстовка) • pullover(пуловер) • longsleeve(логнгслив=лонгслив) • bomber jacket(бомбер) • sweatshirt(свитшот, толстовка) • cardigan(кардиган) 🔻кофта can broadly refer to any of these and more. It's the ultimate universal top descriptor! 🔻Кофта came to Russian from European languages: • Polish kofta • Swedish kofta • Danish kofte (a short dress or a raincoat • Norwegian kufta (a wide clothing, a cape). However, some believe that the European kofta originated from the Turkic kaftan (кафтан - a long coat). But the link is pretty ancient and doubtful. #useful_vocabulary #Etymology #memes 😎RCR | Support | Boost