Gaiter — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a cloth covering (a legging) that covers the instep and ankles

a shoe covering the ankle with elastic gores in the sides

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡˈeɪɾɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈeɪtə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈeɪtə/

2 syllables Say it as /ɡˈeɪɾɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

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Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Gamasche

ein Stoffüberzug (eine Leggings), der den Spann und die Knöchel bedeckt

🇫🇷French

guêtre

un revêtement en tissu (un legging) qui recouvre le cou-de-pied et les chevilles

🇪🇸Spanish

polaina

una cubierta de tela (un legging) que cubre el empeine y los tobillos

🇮🇹Italian

ghetta

una copertura di stoffa (un gambale) che copre il collo del piede e le caviglie

🇳🇱Dutch

hoes

een stoffen bekleding (een legging) die de wreef en enkels bedekt

🇵🇹Portuguese

polaina

uma cobertura de tecido (uma legging) que cobre o peito do pé e os tornozelos

🇷🇺Russian

гетры

тканевое покрытие (леггинсы), закрывающее подъем стопы и лодыжки

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पट्टियां

एक कपड़े का आवरण (एक लेगिंग) जो पैरों और टखनों को ढकता है

🇧🇩Bengali

গাইটার

একটি কাপড়ের আচ্ছাদন (একটি লেগিং) যা পায়ের পাতা এবং গোড়ালি ঢেকে রাখে

🇮🇳Tamil

நடைபயிற்சி செய்பவர்

இன்ஸ்டெப் மற்றும் கணுக்கால்களை உள்ளடக்கிய ஒரு துணி மூடுதல் (ஒரு லெக்கிங்).

🇮🇳Telugu

గైటర్

ఇన్‌స్టెప్ మరియు చీలమండలను కప్పి ఉంచే వస్త్రం (లెగ్గింగ్).

🇮🇳Marathi

गाईटर

कपड्याचे आवरण (लेगिंग) जे पाय आणि घोट्याला झाकते

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગેઇટર

એક કપડાનું આવરણ (એક લેગિંગ) જે પગ અને પગની ઘૂંટીઓને આવરી લે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗೈಟರ್

ಮೆಟ್ಟಿಲು ಮತ್ತು ಕಣಕಾಲುಗಳನ್ನು ಆವರಿಸುವ ಬಟ್ಟೆಯ ಹೊದಿಕೆ (ಲೆಗ್ಗಿಂಗ್).

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗെയ്റ്റർ

ഒരു തുണി ആവരണം (ഒരു ലെഗിംഗ്) അത് ഇൻസ്റ്റെപ്പും കണങ്കാലുകളും മൂടുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੇਟਰ

ਇੱਕ ਕੱਪੜੇ ਦਾ ਢੱਕਣ (ਇੱਕ ਲੱਤ) ਜੋ ਪੈਰਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਗਿੱਟਿਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਢੱਕਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

گیٹر

ایک کپڑے کا ڈھانپنا (ایک ٹانگیں) جو اسٹیپ اور ٹخنوں کو ڈھانپتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

绑腿

覆盖脚背和脚踝的布覆盖物（打底裤）

🇯🇵Japanese

ゲートル

足の甲と足首を覆う布製のカバー（レギンス）

🇰🇷Korean

각반

발등과 발목을 덮는 천 덮개(레깅스)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ghệt

một tấm vải che (legging) che mu bàn chân và mắt cá chân

🇹🇭Thai

สนับแข้ง

ผ้าคลุม (เลกกิ้ง) ที่คลุมหลังเท้าและข้อเท้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

pelindung kaki

kain penutup (legging) yang menutupi punggung kaki dan mata kaki

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الجراميق

غطاء من القماش (يغطي الرجل) يغطي مشط القدم والكاحلين

🇮🇷Persian

گتر

روکش پارچه ای (یک ساق پا) که کف پای و مچ پا را می پوشاند

🇹🇷Turkish

tozluk

üst kısmı ve ayak bileklerini kaplayan bir kumaş kaplama (tozluk)

🇮🇱Hebrew

מוּק

כיסוי בד (חותלת) המכסה את האף והקרסוליים

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The primary meaning of 'gaiter' is 'a cloth covering (a legging) that covers the instep and ankles'.

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Using 'gaiter' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'gaiter' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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