jaquette

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French jaquet, diminutive of jaque.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒa.kɛt/

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Noun

jaquette f (plural jaquettes)

1. jacket (a removable or replaceable protective or insulating cover for an object)
2. jacket (piece of clothing)
3. cover (front and back of a book, magazine, CD or DVD)
4. (slang) male homosexuality

Descendants

• → Hijazi Arabic: جكيت (jakēt, jikēt)
• → Moroccan Arabic: جاكيطة (jākīṭa), جكيطة (jakīṭa)
• → Portuguese: jaqueta

Further reading

• “jaquette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.