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gilet

Syllables: gi·let/ˈʒiːleɪ/US/ˈʒɪleɪ/

gilet noun: a waistcoat worn by a man.

Noun

gilet (plural gilets)

  1. (historical) A waistcoat worn by a man.
  2. (historical) A bodice worn by a woman similar to a man's waistcoat; also, a decorative panel at the front of such a bodice, or worn separately.
  3. (broadly) A sleeveless jacket resembling a waistcoat but generally closed at the neck; specifically, one which is padded to provide warmth.
    Synonyms:
    bodywarmer

Proper noun capitalized: Gilet

Gilet

  1. A surname, variant of Gillette

gilet meaning in Vietnamese

gilet in Vietnamese

sleeveless jacket resembling a waistcoat but generally closed at the neck; specifically, one which is padded to provide warmth
gi-lê

Synonyms of gilet

Forms of gilet

pluralgilets

Origin of gilet

Borrowed from French gilet (“vest, waistcoat”), from regional Italian gileccu (Calabria), gilecco (Genoa), gelecco (Naples), ggileccu (Sicily), etc. (standard Italian gilè is borrowed from French), from Turkish yelek (“jelick; vest, waistcoat”) (ultimately from Proto-Turkic *yẹl (“wind”, noun)) with the final syllable modified to match other types of clothing such as corselet and mantelet. The Oxford English Dictionary does not regard the French word as having derived from Arabic جَلِيقَة (jalīqa), which it views as a recent borrowing from Italian into Algerian Arabic. Doublet of jelick.

Phrases with gilet

Questions about gilet

What does gilet mean?
Gilet means a waistcoat worn by a man.
What is gilet in Vietnamese?
Gilet in Vietnamese is gi-lê. See Gilet meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is gilet?
Gilet can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce gilet?
Gilet is pronounced /ˈʒiːleɪ/ (UK).
What is the plural of gilet?
The plural of gilet is gilets.

Words near gilet in the dictionary

  1. Gileno
  2. Gilenos
  3. Giles
  4. Giles County
  5. Gileston
  6. gilet
  7. gilet jaune
  8. gilets
  9. gilets jaunes
  10. Gilett
  11. Gilette

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