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jacket

/ˈdʒækət/JA-kuht
/ˈdʒækət/JA-kuht

Meaninga jack, a coat of mail

Common meaning: a short coat

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchjaque‘a coat of mail’source
  2. Old Frenchjaquette‘a short coat’source
  3. Englishjacket‘a short coat’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old French jaque ‘a jack, a coat of mail’.

Roots

  • jaque Old French “a jack, a coat of mail”

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