gilet

English

Etymology

French gilet, from Arabic جَلِيقَة‎ (jalīqa), ultimately from Turkish yelek.^[1]

Noun

gilet (plural gilets)

A sleeveless jacket similar to a waistcoat.

Translations

sleeveless jacket

Japanese: ジレー (jirē)

References

↑ "gilet." Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged. Merriam-Webster. 2002.

Anagrams

leg it, legit

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʒi.lɛ/
audio (file)

Noun

gilet m (plural gilets)

Derived terms

Further reading

“gilet” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Picard

Noun

gilet m

sweater; jumper

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