noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ˈkasək/
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US:/ˈkæsək/
rhymes with -æsək
CMU ARPABET:K AE1 S AH0 K
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
An item of clerical clothing: a long, sheath-like, close-fitting, ankle-length robe worn by clergy members of some Christian denominations.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: soutane
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A military cloak or long coat worn by soldiers or horsemen in the 16th and 17th centuries.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A coarse, loose cloak or gown, worn by women, sailors, shepherds, countryfolk etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
a black garment reaching down to the ankles; worn by priests or choristers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: vestment
Narrower terms: soutane
History
Etymology
From Middle French casaque (“cloak”).
Across languages
Translations
43 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Belarusian:
ра́са
(rása)
— item of clerical clothing
Bulgarian:
ра́со
(ráso)
— item of clerical clothing
Catalan:
sotana
— item of clerical clothing
Chinese Mandarin:
法衣
(fǎyī)
— item of clerical clothing
Chinese Mandarin:
袈裟
(jiāshā)
— item of clerical clothing
Chinese Mandarin:
衲
(nà)
— item of clerical clothing
Czech:
sutana
— item of clerical clothing
Dutch:
kazuifel
— item of clerical clothing
Faroese:
prestakjóli
— item of clerical clothing
Finnish:
kauhtana
— item of clerical clothing
Finnish:
papinkauhtana
— item of clerical clothing
Finnish:
kasukka
— item of clerical clothing
French:
soutane
— item of clerical clothing
German:
Soutane
— item of clerical clothing
Greek:
ράσο
(ráso)
— item of clerical clothing
Hungarian:
reverenda
— item of clerical clothing
Icelandic:
hempa
— item of clerical clothing
Irish:
casóg
— item of clerical clothing
Italian:
sottana
— item of clerical clothing
Italian:
gonnellino
— item of clerical clothing
Japanese:
キャソック
(kyasokku)
— item of clerical clothing
Korean:
수단
(sudan)
— item of clerical clothing
Lithuanian:
abitas
— item of clerical clothing
Macedonian:
мантија
(mantija)
— item of clerical clothing
Malayalam:
ളോഹ
(ḷōha)
— item of clerical clothing
Manx:
cassag
— item of clerical clothing
Norwegian Bokmål:
prestekjole
— item of clerical clothing
Persian:
قبا
(qabâ)
— item of clerical clothing
Polish:
sutanna
— item of clerical clothing
Portuguese:
batina
— item of clerical clothing
Portuguese:
sotaina
— item of clerical clothing
Russian:
ря́са
(rjása)
— item of clerical clothing
Russian:
сута́на
(sutána)
— item of clerical clothing
Serbo-Croatian:
ма̀нтија
— item of clerical clothing
Serbo-Croatian:
màntija
— item of clerical clothing
Spanish:
sotana
— item of clerical clothing
Spanish:
hopa
— item of clerical clothing
Spanish:
balandrán
— item of clerical clothing
Tagalog:
sutana
— item of clerical clothing
Ukrainian:
ря́са
(rjása)
— item of clerical clothing