chaqueta

Asturian

Alternative forms

• xaqueta

Etymology

Borrowed from French jaquette.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃaˈketa/ [t͡ʃaˈke.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -eta
• Syllabification: cha‧que‧ta

Noun

chaqueta f (plural chaquetes)

1. jacket

   Synonym: chalina

Galician

Alternative forms

• jaqueta (reintegrationist)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Old French jaque

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Italic *-tosder.?

Late Latin -ittus

Old French -et

Old French jaquet

French jaquettebor.

Galician chaqueta

Borrowed from French jaquette.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃaˈketa/ [t͡ʃɑˈke.t̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -eta
• Hyphenation: cha‧que‧ta

Noun

chaqueta f (plural chaquetas)

1. jacket

   Víndelle ver a chaqueta que é nova.

   Come see the jacket that is new.

Further reading

• “chaqueta”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Old French jaque

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Italic *-tosder.?

Late Latin -ittus

Old French -et

Old French jaquet

French jaquettebor.

Spanish chaqueta

Borrowed from French jaquette.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃaˈketa/ [t͡ʃaˈke.t̪a]

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• Rhymes: -eta
• Syllabification: cha‧que‧ta

Noun

chaqueta f (plural chaquetas)

1. jacket, piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length

   Synonyms: casaca, (Mexico) chamarra, (El Salvador) chumpa, (Argentina, Uruguay) campera

Derived terms

• chaquetear
• chaquetón

Noun

chaqueta f (uncountable)

1. (Mexico, vulgar) an act of masturbation

   Synonyms: masturbación, paja

Further reading

• “chaqueta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025