turtleneck

See also: turtle-neck and turtle neck

English

Alternative forms

• turtle neck
• turtle-neck

Etymology

turtle +‎ neck

Noun

turtleneck (plural turtlenecks)

1. (US) A high, close-fitting collar, turned back on itself and covering all or most of the neck, on a sweater or similar garment.
2. (US) A turtleneck sweater.

Synonyms

• (collar): polo neck (UK), turtleneck collar (US)
• (sweater): polo neck sweater (UK), turtleneck sweater (US)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• mock turtleneck
• turtleneck collar

• turtle-necked, turtlenecked
• turtle-neck sweater, turtleneck sweater

Translations

high, close-fitting collar rolled up

• Czech: rolák m
• Dutch: rolkraag (nl) m, col (nl) m
• French: col roulé (fr) m
• Georgian: სვიტრი (ka) (sviṭri), სვიტრი (ka) (sviṭri)
• German: Rollkragen m
• Greek: ζιβάγκο (el) n (zivágko)
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• Icelandic: rúllukragi m
• Italian: dolcevita (it) m, collo alto m
• Polish: golf (pl) m
• Portuguese: gola alta f, gola rulê (pt) f, gola olímpica f
• Russian: хому́т (ru) m (xomút) (horse collar)

turtleneck sweater

• Czech: rolák m
• Dutch: rolkraagtrui f, coltrui (nl) f
• French: pull à col roulé m, col roulé (fr) m
• German: Rollkragenpullover (de) m
• Greek: ζιβάγκο (el) n (zivágko)
• Hungarian: garbó (hu)
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• Icelandic: rúllukragapeysa f
• Italian: dolcevita (it) m, collo alto m
• Navajo: ééʼnaatsʼǫǫdii
• Polish: golf (pl) m
• Russian: водола́зка (ru) f (vodolázka)