anorak

See also: Anorak

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Greenlandic annoraaq.

Noun

anorak (plural anoraks)

A heavy weatherproof jacket with an attached hood; a parka or windcheater.
(Britain, slang) A geek or nerd, possibly originally either a train spotter or a fan of off-shore pirate radio.

Derived terms

anorakish

Translations

heavy weatherproof jacket

Catalan: anorac m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 皮猴兒 (zh), 皮猴儿 (zh) (píhóur)
Czech: bunda (cs) f, zimní bunda f
Danish: anorak c
Esperanto: anorako
Faroese: anorakkur m
Finnish: anorakki (fi)
French: anorak (fr) m
German: Anorak (de) m
Hungarian: anorák (hu)
Italian: giacca a vento
Japanese: アノラック (anorakku)

Korean: 아노락 (anorak)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: anorakk m

Nynorsk: anorakk m
Polish: anorak (pl) m
Portuguese: anoraque (pt) m
Russian: анора́к (ru) m (anorák), ветро́вка (ru) f (vetróvka)
Scottish Gaelic: anarag f
Slovene: anorak (sl) m
Spanish: anorak m
Swedish: anorak (sv) c
Welsh: anorac f, anoracs f pl

References

anorak at The Septic's Companion: A British Slang Dictionary

References

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary: Tenth Edition (1997)

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Greenlandic annoraaq.

Noun

anorak c (singular definite anorakken, plural indefinite anorakker)

anorak

Declension

Declension of anorak

common gender	Singular		Plural
common gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	anorak	anorakker	anorakken	anorakkene
genitive	anoraks	anorakkers	anorakkens	anorakkenes

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a.nɔ.ʁak/

Noun

anorak m (plural anoraks)

anorak (heavy weatherproof jacket)

Spanish

Noun

anorak m (plural anoraks)

anorak (heavy weatherproof jacket)

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