noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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/ˈænəɹæk/
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CMU ARPABET:AE1 N ER0 AE2 K
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A heavy weatherproof jacket with an attached hood; a parka or windcheater.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A person with an unusual or obsessive interest in a niche subject, especially trains.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, slang
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Narrower terms: geek, nerd, otaku
3
noun
Meaning 3
a kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: parka, windbreaker, windcheater
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: jacket
Narrower terms: cagoule, ski parka, ski jacket
History
Etymology
* Borrowed from Greenlandic annoraaq. * (person with obsessive interest): Originally referring to train spotters (because they would wear anoraks while looking out for trains).
Across languages
Translations
35 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
anorak
— heavy weatherproof jacket
Afrikaans:
windbaajie
— heavy weatherproof jacket
Afrikaans:
parka
— heavy weatherproof jacket
Catalan:
anorac
— heavy weatherproof jacket
Chinese Mandarin:
皮猴兒 /皮猴儿
(píhóur)
— heavy weatherproof jacket
Czech:
bunda
— heavy weatherproof jacket
Czech:
zimní bunda
— heavy weatherproof jacket
Danish:
anorak
— heavy weatherproof jacket
Esperanto:
anorako
— heavy weatherproof jacket
Faroese:
anorakkur
— heavy weatherproof jacket
Finnish:
anorakki
— heavy weatherproof jacket
French:
anorak
— heavy weatherproof jacket
German:
Anorak
— heavy weatherproof jacket
Greek:
άνορακ
(ánorak)
— heavy weatherproof jacket
Hungarian:
anorák
— heavy weatherproof jacket
Indonesian:
anorak
— heavy weatherproof jacket
Italian:
giacca a vento
— heavy weatherproof jacket
Japanese:
アノラック
(anorakku)
— heavy weatherproof jacket
Korean:
아노락
(anorak)
— heavy weatherproof jacket
Norwegian Bokmål:
anorakk
— heavy weatherproof jacket
Norwegian Nynorsk:
anorakk
— heavy weatherproof jacket
Polish:
anorak
— heavy weatherproof jacket
Portuguese:
quispo
— heavy weatherproof jacket
Portuguese:
anoraque
— heavy weatherproof jacket
Russian:
анора́к
(anorák)
— heavy weatherproof jacket
Russian:
ветро́вка
(vetróvka)
— heavy weatherproof jacket
Scottish Gaelic:
anarag
— heavy weatherproof jacket