colete

colete

Portuguese

colete

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French collet, ultimately from Latin collum (“neck”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuˈle.tɨ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈle.t͡ʃɨ/
• Hyphenation: co‧le‧te
• Rhymes: -et(ʃ)i

Noun

colete m (plural coletes)

1. waistcoat
2. Short for colete à prova de balas.

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:colete.

Etymology 2

Non-lemma forms.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koˈlɛ.t(ʃ)i/
• Hyphenation: co‧le‧te
• Rhymes: -ɛt(ʃ)i

Verb

colete

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of coletar
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of coletar
3. first-person singular imperative of coletar
4. third-person singular imperative of coletar

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:coletar.