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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescasacão
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ka.zaˈkãw
"Ele vestiu um casacão de lã pesado."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A short heavy woolen double-breasted coat originally worn by sailors.
"He buttoned up his navy blue pea coat against the freezing winter wind." - 2
A stylish, tailored outer garment modeled after traditional naval jackets, featuring broad lapels and vertical pocket slits.
"She wore a classic black pea coat over her professional business attire."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Dutch word 'pijrok', where 'pij' refers to a type of coarse woolen cloth and 'rok' means coat. The term was adopted into English in the 18th century as 'p-coat' and eventually corrupted into 'pea coat' as it became standard naval wear for sailors navigating cold waters.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pea coat" is said worldwide
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caban
Transliteration: ka.bɑ̃
"Il portait un caban chaud pour affronter le froid."
Cabanjacke
Transliteration: kaˈbaːnˌjakə
"Er zog seine dunkle Cabanjacke an."
caban
Transliteration: kaˈban
"Indossava un elegante caban blu."
gabán
Transliteration: ɡaˈβan
"Se puso el gabán para salir a cubierta."
casacão
Transliteration: ka.zaˈkãw
"Ele vestiu um casacão de lã pesado."
नाविक कोट
Transliteration: navik-kot
"सर्दियों में नाविक कोट बहुत गर्म रहता है।"
海军呢短大衣
Transliteration: hǎi jūn ní duǎn dà yī
"他在寒风中穿了一件海军呢短大衣。"
피코트
Transliteration: pikoteu
"그는 따뜻한 피코트를 입고 바닷가를 걸었다."
Pコート
Transliteration: pīkōto
"彼は紺色のPコートを着ていた。"
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