anorak

English

Etymology

From Greenlandic annoraaq.

Noun

Wikipedia Wikipedia anorak (plural anoraks)

1. A heavy weatherproof jacket with an attached hood; a parka or windcheater.
2. (UK, 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 (ca) m
• Czech: bunda (cs) f, zimní bunda (cs) f
• Danish: anorak (da) c
• Faroese: anorakkur (fo) m
• Finnish: anorakki (fi)
• French: anorak (fr) m
• German: Anorak (de) m

• Hungarian: anorák (hu)
• Italian: giacca a vento (it)
• Polish: anorak (pl) m
• Scottish Gaelic: anarag (gd) f
• Slovene: anorak (sl) m
• Spanish: anorak (es) m

References

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

References

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

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Danish

Etymology

From Greenlandic annoraaq.

Noun

anorak c (singular definite anorakken, plural indefinite anorakker)

1. anorak

Declension

    Inflection of anorak

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