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Etymology

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Borrowed from Russian хала́т (xalát), of Turkic origin, ultimately from Arabic خِلْعَة (ḵilʕa, robe of honor). Compare Uzbek xalat, Armenian խալաթ (xalatʻ), Latvian halāts.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [xaˈlato]
  • Rhymes: -ato
  • Hyphenation: ĥa‧la‧to

Adjective

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ĥalato (accusative singular ĥalaton, plural ĥalatoj, accusative plural ĥalatojn)

  1. bathrobe, gown