chaleco

Galician

Alternative forms

• chaleque

Etymology

Ultimately probably from Turkish yelek. Compare Spanish chaleco, Portuguese jaleco, English gilet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃaˈlɛkʊ]

Noun

chaleco m (plural chalecos)

1. vest, waistcoat
   • 1891, José Barral Campos, O amigo de S. Pedro:

     Dimpois de comer dúas cuncas de caldo, deitouse na cama, sacou da faltrica do chaleque dous cigarros e unha navalla e liando un pito, púxose a fumegar polas ventas das narices, o mesmo có tren.

     After eating two bowls of broth he laid down on the bed; he took two cigars and a pocket knife from the vest's pocket and, rolling a cigarette, began to throw smoke by the nostrils, not unlike a train

References

• “chaleco” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “chaleque” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “chaleco” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “chaleco” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Spanish

Etymology

Perhaps from archaic Italian giulecco, which is from Turkish yelek. Compare English gilet and Portuguese jaleco.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃaˈleko/ [t͡ʃaˈle.ko]
• Rhymes: -eko
• Syllabification: cha‧le‧co

Noun

chaleco m (plural chalecos)

1. vest, waistcoat, gilet
2. sweater, jumper

   Synonyms: suéter, pulóver, jersey

Derived terms

• chaleco antibalas
• chaleco salvavidas
• chalequillo

 

Further reading

• “chaleco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014