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.