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Pronunciation / Transliteration: gaun
"샤워를 마친 후 목욕가운을 입었다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A long, loose outer garment, sometimes worn as a sign of rank, office, or profession.
"The judges entered the courtroom wearing their traditional black robes." - 2
A loose, comfortable garment worn informally indoors, especially before getting dressed or after bathing.
"He wrapped himself in a warm terrycloth robe after taking a shower."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old French 'robe' (meaning booty, plunder, or spoil), originating from Germanic roots related to plunder or clothes taken as booty (such as Frankish *rauba, meaning spoils or clothing). The term shifted in meaning from stolen goods to the precious garments fashioned from them, eventually entering Middle English in the 14th century to denote a long, loose outer garment.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Robe" is said worldwide
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robe
Transliteration: rob
"Elle porte une longue robe de chambre."
Morgenrock
Transliteration: MOR-gen-rok
"Er zog seinen warmen Morgenrock an."
vestaglia
Transliteration: ves-TA-llya
"Si mise la vestaglia prima di aprire la porta."
bata
Transliteration: BA-ta
"Se puso la bata para estar más cómodo en casa."
roupão
Transliteration: ho-PAWN
"Ele vestiu o roupão de banho após o duche."
चोगा
Transliteration: choga
"न्यायाधीश ने अपनी काली पोशाक या चोगा पहना।"
长袍
Transliteration: chángpáo
"他穿上一件舒适的长袍。"
가운
Transliteration: gaun
"샤워를 마친 후 목욕가운을 입었다."
ガウン
Transliteration: gaun
"お風呂上がりにガウンを羽織った。"
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