gilet

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French gilet, from Arabic جَلِيقَة (jalīqa), ultimately from Turkish yelek. Doublet of jelick.

Noun

gilet (plural gilets)

1. A sleeveless jacket similar to a waistcoat.

Translations

sleeveless jacket — see also waistcoat

• Japanese: ジレー (jirē)
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• Russian: жиле́т (ru) m (žilét)

Further reading

• gilet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “gilet”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “gilet”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

• leg it, legit

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French

Etymology

From Arabic جَلِيقَة (jalīqa), from Turkish yelek (“waistcoat”), modeled after corset, mantelet etc. Compare Greek γιλέκο (giléko), Spanish chaleco.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒi.lɛ/

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Noun

gilet m (plural gilets)

1. waistcoat, vest
2. sweater

Derived terms

• gilet de sauvetage
• gilet pare-balle

Descendants

• → English: gilet
• → Italian: gilè
• → Russian: жиле́т (žilét)

Further reading

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

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Picard

Noun

gilet m

1. sweater; jumper