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IPA: /zɑrf/ (z ar f) Noun A term who's first documented English usage was in 1936. It is a form of heat insulating device that goes over a cup filled with a warm substance (originally coffee) to protect the drinker from being burned. originally, zarfs were made of metal and could even have a handle on them. This term came from the Arabic word زارف /zarifon/ meaning "an object used to carry something within."
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