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Mekuftar - מְכֻפְתָּר

Pronunciation: Me⋅kuf⋅tar

Literal translation: Button up



If you walk around the Haredi neighborhoods in Israel, such as Meah Shearim or Bnei Brak, you will always see men wearing a long sleeve white mekuftar shirt, even at the peak of the hot Israeli summer.

 
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