jaquette

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French jaquet, diminutive of jaque.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʒa.kɛt/
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Noun

jaquette f (plural jaquettes)

jacket (a removable or replaceable protective or insulating cover for an object)
jacket (piece of clothing)
cover (front and back of a book, magazine, CD or DVD)
(slang) male homosexuality

Descendants

→ Hijazi Arabic: جكيت (jakēt, jikēt)
→ Moroccan Arabic: جاكيطة (jākīṭa), جكيطة (jakīṭa)
→ Portuguese: jaqueta

Further reading

“jaquette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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