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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesgilet
Pronunciation / Transliteration: zhee-lay
"Il a porté un gilet élégant pour la cérémonie."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A sleeveless garment worn over a shirt, typically having a front opening and often used as part of formal attire.
"He wore a stylish weskit under his blazer for the wedding." - 2
A type of vest, especially one that is part of a suit or formal outfit.
"The weskit completed his three-piece suit perfectly."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'weskit' originates from the late Middle English, derived from the Old French 'weskete', which is a diminutive of 'wesk', meaning a waistcoat or vest. Its usage has evolved to refer specifically to a type of sleeveless garment worn over a shirt.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Weskit" is said worldwide
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gilet
Transliteration: zhee-lay
"Il a porté un gilet élégant pour la cérémonie."
Weste
Transliteration: ves-teh
"Er trug eine schicke Weste zur Hochzeit."
gilet
Transliteration: jee-let
"Ha indossato un elegante gilet per l'evento."
chaleco
Transliteration: cha-leh-ko
"Llevó un chaleco elegante para la fiesta."
colete
Transliteration: co-leh-teh
"Ele usou um colete elegante para a reunião."
वेस्ट
Transliteration: vest
"उसने शादी के लिए एक सुंदर वेस्ट पहना।"
背心
Transliteration: bèixīn
"他在婚礼上穿了一件漂亮的背心。"
조끼
Transliteration: jokki
"그는 결혼식에 멋진 조끼를 입었다."
ベスト
Transliteration: besuto
"彼は結婚式に素敵なベストを着ていた。"
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