maillot
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French maillot (“shirt, leotard”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
maillot (plural maillots)
- A one-piece swimsuit (for women)
- A leotard or tights of stretchable jersey fabric, generally worn by dancers, gymnasts or cyclists.
Synonyms edit
Translations edit
one-piece swimsuit
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Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French maillot (“shirt, leotard”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
maillot n or m (plural maillots, diminutive maillotje n)
French edit
Etymology edit
From Old French mailloel, from maille.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
maillot m (plural maillots)
- (clothing) vest
- leotard (of a dancer); shirt, jersey (of a footballer); singlet (of a runner; of a basketball player)
- Synonyms: t-shirt, tricot, tricot de peau
- Un maillot de danseuse. ― A dancer's leotard.
- (cosmetics) bikini line
- Se faire épiler le maillot. ― To wax one's bikini line.
- (historical, obsolete) swaddling clothes
- Un enfant au maillot. ― A child in swaddling clothes.
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Descendants edit
- → Catalan: mallot
- → Dutch: maillot
- → English: maillot
- → Greek: μαγιό (magió)
- Haitian Creole: mayo
- → Hijazi Arabic: مايوه (māyō)
- → Portuguese: maiô
- → Romanian: maiou, maieu
- → Spanish: maillot
- → Turkish: mayo
- → Vietnamese: áo may ô, may ô
Further reading edit
- “maillot”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ot
- Syllabification: mai‧llot
Noun edit
maillot m (plural maillots)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “maillot”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
- Diccionario panhispánico de dudas (DPD) (en línea), 2.ª edición (versión provisional).