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Waistcoat

noun/wˈeɪstkoʊt/
Definition
a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/wˈeɪstkoʊt/
🇬🇧British English
/wˈeɪstkəʊt/
🇮🇳Indian English
/wˈeɪstkəʊt/
2 syllables Say it as /wˈeɪstkoʊt/.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Weste
ärmelloses Kleidungsstück eines Mannes, das unter einem Mantel getragen wird
🇫🇷French
gilet
vêtement sans manches pour homme porté sous un manteau
🇪🇸Spanish
chaleco
Prenda sin mangas de un hombre que se usa debajo de un abrigo.
🇮🇹Italian
panciotto
indumento senza maniche da uomo indossato sotto un cappotto
🇳🇱Dutch
vest
een mouwloos herenkledingstuk dat onder een jas wordt gedragen
🇵🇹Portuguese
colete
uma roupa masculina sem mangas usada por baixo de um casaco
🇷🇺Russian
жилет
мужская одежда без рукавов, надеваемая под пальто
India
🇮🇳Hindi
वास्कट
कोट के नीचे पहना जाने वाला एक आदमी का बिना आस्तीन का परिधान
🇧🇩Bengali
কোমর কোট
কোটের নিচে পরা একজন পুরুষের স্লিভলেস পোশাক
🇮🇳Telugu
నడుము కోటు
కోటు కింద ధరించే మనిషి యొక్క స్లీవ్‌లెస్ వస్త్రం
🇮🇳Marathi
वास्कट
कोटच्या खाली घातलेला पुरुषाचा बाही नसलेला कपडा
🇮🇳Gujarati
કમરકોટ
કોટની નીચે પહેરવામાં આવેલો માણસનો સ્લીવલેસ કપડા
🇮🇳Malayalam
അരക്കെട്ട്
ഒരു കോട്ടിനടിയിൽ ധരിക്കുന്ന ഒരു മനുഷ്യൻ്റെ കൈയില്ലാത്ത വസ്ത്രം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਕਮਰ ਕੋਟ
ਕੋਟ ਦੇ ਹੇਠਾਂ ਪਹਿਨੇ ਹੋਏ ਇੱਕ ਆਦਮੀ ਦਾ ਸਲੀਵਲੇਸ ਕੱਪੜਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
واسکٹ
ایک آدمی کا بغیر آستین کا لباس جو کوٹ کے نیچے پہنا جاتا ہے۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
马甲
穿在外套下面的男式无袖衣服
🇯🇵Japanese
チョッキ
コートの下に着られる男性の袖のない衣服
🇰🇷Korean
양복 조끼
코트 안에 입는 남자의 민소매 옷
🇻🇳Vietnamese
áo ghi lê
trang phục không tay của đàn ông mặc bên dưới áo khoác
🇹🇭Thai
เสื้อกั๊ก
เสื้อผ้าแขนกุดของผู้ชายสวมอยู่ใต้เสื้อโค้ท
🇮🇩Indonesian
rompi
pakaian tanpa lengan pria yang dikenakan di bawah mantel
🇵🇭Filipino
kapote
walang manggas na damit ng isang lalaki na isinusuot sa ilalim ng amerikana
🇲🇾Malay
baju pinggang
pakaian tanpa lengan lelaki yang dipakai di bawah kot
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
صدرية
ملابس الرجل بلا أكمام تلبس تحت معطف
🇮🇷Persian
جلیقه
لباس بدون آستین مردانه که در زیر کت پوشیده شده است
🇹🇷Turkish
yelek
bir paltonun altına giyilen kolsuz erkek giysisi
🇮🇱Hebrew
חֲזִיָה
בגד נטול שרוולים של גבר הנלבש מתחת למעיל
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'waistcoat'?
The primary meaning of 'waistcoat' is 'a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'waistcoat' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'waistcoat' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'waistcoat' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'waistcoat' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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