name · noun · verb · 18 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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General-American:/ˈkoʊ̯t/
General-American:[ˈkhoʊ̯t]
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈkəʊ̯t/
Received-Pronunciation:[ˈkhəʊ̯t]
UK:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
South-Asia:/ˈkoʈ/
Australian, New-Zealand:/ˈkəʉ̯t/
Australian, New-Zealand:[ˈkhəʉ̯t]
/ˈkoːt/monophthongization
rhymes with -əʊt
homophone: court
homophone: ('w' dropped) quote (South Asia, non-rhotic)
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
name
Meaning 1
Alternative spelling of Coate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A covering of material, such as paint.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Examples
fresh coat of paint
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
The fur or feathers covering an animal's skin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Examples
Near-synonym: pelt
When the dog shed its coat, it left hair all over the furniture and the carpet.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pelt
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
Canvas painted with thick tar and secured round a mast or bowsprit to prevent water running down the sides into the hold (now made of rubber or leather).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: nautical, transport
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
A petticoat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
The habit or vesture of an order of men, indicating the order or office; cloth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
noun
Meaning 8
A coat of arms.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
9
noun
Meaning 9
A coat card.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
10
verb
Meaning 10
To cover with a coating of some material.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
The frying pan was coated with a layer of non-stick material, making it easier to wash.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
11
verb
Meaning 11
To cover like a coat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
12
verb
Meaning 12
To clothe.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
13
noun
Meaning 13
growth of hair or wool or fur covering the body of an animal
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pelage
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hair
Narrower terms: fur, wool, fleece
14
noun
Meaning 14
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *kuttôbor. Latin cotta Old French cottebor. Middle English cote English coat From Middle English cote, coate, cotte, from Old French cote, cotte (“outer garment with sleeves”), from Latin cotta (“undercoat, tunic”), from Proto-Germanic *kuttô, *kuttǭ (“cowl, woolen cloth, coat”), from Proto-Indo-European *gwewd-, *gud- (“woolen clothes”). Cognate with Old High German kozza, kozzo (“woolen coat”) (German Kotze (“coarse woolen blanket; woolen cape”)), Middle Low German kot (“coat”), Middle Dutch cote (“coat”), Ancient Greek βεῦδος (beûdos, “woman's attire”).
Across languages
Translations
255 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
pallto
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Northern Altai:
тон
(ton)
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Southern Altai:
пальто
(palʹto)
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Southern Altai:
тон
(ton)
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Alutiiq:
paltuuk
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Arabic:
مِعْطَف
(miʕṭaf)
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Tunisian Arabic:
كبوط
(kabbūt)
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Armenian:
վերարկու
(verarku)
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Armenian:
պալտո
(palto)
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Asturian:
abrigu
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Asturian:
sayu
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Azerbaijani:
palto
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Belarusian:
паліто́
(palitó)
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Belarusian:
пальто́
(palʹtó)
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Belarusian:
пінжа́к
(pinžák)
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Bengali:
কোট
(kōṭ)
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Bulgarian:
сако́
(sakó)
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Bulgarian:
жаке́т
(žakét)
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Bulgarian:
пардесю́
(pardesjú)
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Bulgarian:
палто́
(paltó)
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Burmese:
အင်္ကျီ
(angkyi)
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Burmese:
လောင်းကုတ်အင်္ကျီ
(laung:kut-angkyi)
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Burmese:
ကုတ်
(kut)
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Catalan:
abric
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Catalan:
casaca
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Cherokee:
ᎦᏌᎴᎾ
(gasalena)
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Chichewa:
khothi
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Chinese Cantonese:
褸 /褛
(lau1)
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Chinese Mandarin:
外衣
(wàiyī)
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Chinese Mandarin:
大衣
(dàyī)
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Chinese Mandarin:
外套
(wàitào)
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Cornish:
kota
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Cornish:
mantel
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Czech:
kabát
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Czech:
plášť
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Danish:
frakke
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Dutch:
mantel
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Dutch:
jas
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Esperanto:
jako
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Esperanto:
mantelo
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Estonian:
mantel
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Faroese:
frakki
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Finnish:
takki
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
French:
manteau
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
French:
paletot
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
French:
pardessus
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Georgian:
პალტო
(ṗalṭo)
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Georgian:
ქურქი
(kurki)
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Georgian:
პიჯაკი
(ṗiǯaḳi)
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Georgian:
ქურთუკი
(kurtuḳi)
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
German:
Mantel
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Greek:
πανωφόρι
(panofóri)
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Greek:
παλτό
(paltó)
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Ancient Greek:
ἀρνακίς
(arnakís)
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Ancient Greek:
ῥῆνιξ
(rhênix)
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Hawaiian:
kuka
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Hebrew:
מְעִיל
(meíl)
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Hindi:
कोट
(koṭ)
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Hungarian:
kabát
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Icelandic:
jakki
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Icelandic:
frakki
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Indonesian:
mantel
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Irish:
cóta
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Irish:
casóg
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Italian:
mantello
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Italian:
cappotto
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Italian:
casacca
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Italian:
giacca
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Italian:
giubba
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Japanese:
コート
(kōto)
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Japanese:
外套
(gaitō)
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Kazakh:
пәлте
(pälte)
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Khmer:
អាវធំ
(ʼaaw thom)
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Korean:
코트
(koteu)
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Korean:
외투
(oetu)
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Kyrgyz:
пальто
(palto)
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Lao:
ເສຶ້ອໃຫຍ່
(sưa h)
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Latgalian:
svuorks
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Latgalian:
kuļuks
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Latgalian:
biņdzjuks
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Latgalian:
sveita
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Latin:
laena
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Latvian:
mētelis
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Latvian:
svārki
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Lithuanian:
paltas
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Luhya:
kumuchosi
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Lushootseed:
kəpu
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Lutuv:
cungle
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Macedonian:
капут
(kaput)
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Malay:
kot
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Manx:
cooat
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Māori:
koti
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Marathi:
कोट
(koṭ)
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Mongolian:
пальто
(palʹto)
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Navajo:
éétsoh
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Norman:
câsaque
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Norwegian Bokmål:
frakk
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Norwegian Nynorsk:
frakk
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Iranian Persian:
پالْتو
(pâlto)
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Iranian Persian:
کُت
(kot)
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Iranian Persian:
کاپْشِن
(kâpšen)
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Plautdietsch:
Waums
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Plautdietsch:
Jak
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Polish:
płaszcz
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Portuguese:
casaco
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Portuguese:
agasalho
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Russian:
пальто́
(palʹtó)
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Russian:
пиджа́к
(pidžák)
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Scottish Gaelic:
còta
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Serbo-Croatian:
ка̀пӯт
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Serbo-Croatian:
kàpūt
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Slovak:
kabát
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Slovak:
plášť
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Slovene:
plašč
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Lower Sorbian:
płašć
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Spanish:
abrigo
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Spanish:
saco
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Spanish:
casaca
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Swahili:
koti
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Swedish:
rock
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Tajik:
палто
(palto)
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Taos:
kùtiʼína
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Thai:
เสื้อนอก
(sʉ̂ʉa-nɔ̂ɔk)
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Thai:
เสื้อโค้ท
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Tibetan:
ཀོར
(kor)
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Tibetan:
ཕྱུ་པ
(phyu pa)
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Turkish:
palto
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Turkmen:
palto
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Ukrainian:
пальто́
(palʹtó)
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Ukrainian:
піджа́к
(pidžák)
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Urdu:
کوٹ
(koṭ)
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Uyghur:
پەلتو
(pelto)
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Uzbek:
palʼto
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Uzbek:
palto
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Vietnamese:
áo bành tô
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Vietnamese:
áo khoác
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Welsh:
cot
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Welsh:
côt
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Winnebago:
woonąžįxete
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Yiddish:
מאַנטל
(mantl)
— outer garment covering the upper torso and arms
Bulgarian:
покри́тие
(pokrítie)
— covering of material, such as paint
Catalan:
cobertura
— covering of material, such as paint
Czech:
nátěr
— covering of material, such as paint
Danish:
lag
— covering of material, such as paint
Dutch:
laag
— covering of material, such as paint
Esperanto:
tavolo
— covering of material, such as paint
Esperanto:
tegaĵo
— covering of material, such as paint
Finnish:
pinta
— covering of material, such as paint
Finnish:
pinnoite
— covering of material, such as paint
French:
couche
— covering of material, such as paint
German:
Beschichtung
— covering of material, such as paint
Greek:
επικάλυμμα
(epikálymma)
— covering of material, such as paint
Greek:
στρώση
(strósi)
— covering of material, such as paint
Greek:
επίχρισμα
(epíchrisma)
— covering of material, such as paint
Ido:
induto
— covering of material, such as paint
Ido:
induturo
— covering of material, such as paint
Irish:
brat
— covering of material, such as paint
Irish:
cóta
— covering of material, such as paint
Italian:
rivestimento
— covering of material, such as paint
Japanese:
塗装
(tosō)
— covering of material, such as paint
Japanese:
コーティング
(kōtingu)
— covering of material, such as paint
Macedonian:
слој
(sloj)
— covering of material, such as paint
Malay:
lapisan
— covering of material, such as paint
Polish:
warstwa
— covering of material, such as paint
Portuguese:
cobertura
— covering of material, such as paint
Portuguese:
mão
— covering of material, such as paint
Portuguese:
demão
— covering of material, such as paint
Russian:
слой
(sloj)
— covering of material, such as paint
Spanish:
cubierta
— covering of material, such as paint
Spanish:
tongada
— covering of material, such as paint
Spanish:
tonga
— covering of material, such as paint
Spanish:
tanda
— covering of material, such as paint
Swahili:
koti
— covering of material, such as paint
Swedish:
lager
— covering of material, such as paint
Swedish:
täcklager
— covering of material, such as paint
Swedish:
hölje
— covering of material, such as paint
Swedish:
täcke
— covering of material, such as paint
Welsh:
cot
— covering of material, such as paint
Welsh:
côt
— covering of material, such as paint
Asturian:
pelleyu
— fur or feathers
Bulgarian:
козина
(kozina)
— fur or feathers
Danish:
pels
— fur or feathers
Danish:
fjerdragt
— fur or feathers
Danish:
dragt
— fur or feathers
Finnish:
turkki
— fur or feathers
Finnish:
höyhenpuku
— fur or feathers
Greek:
τρίχωμα
(tríchoma)
— fur or feathers
Greek:
γούνα
(goúna)
— fur or feathers
Greek:
φτέρωμα
(ftéroma)
— fur or feathers
Hungarian:
bunda
— fur or feathers
Irish:
clúmh
— fur or feathers
Japanese:
毛皮
(kegawa)
— fur or feathers
Japanese:
羽毛
(umō)
— fur or feathers
Latin:
pellis
— fur or feathers
Macedonian:
крзно
(krzno)
— fur or feathers
Macedonian:
пердуви
(perduvi)
— fur or feathers
Polish:
sierść
— fur or feathers
Portuguese:
pelagem
— fur or feathers
Portuguese:
pelo
— fur or feathers
Russian:
шку́ра
(škúra)
— fur or feathers
Spanish:
pelaje
— fur or feathers
Swahili:
koti
— fur or feathers
Swedish:
hårbeklädnad
— fur or feathers
Swedish:
päls
— fur or feathers
Swedish:
fjäderdräkt
— fur or feathers
Tibetan:
སྤུ
(spu)
— fur or feathers
Tibetan:
བལ
(bal)
— fur or feathers
Welsh:
cot
— fur or feathers
Welsh:
côt
— fur or feathers
Finnish:
takki
— canvas secured around mast
Swahili:
koti
— canvas secured around mast
Bulgarian:
намазвам
(namazvam)
— to cover with a coat of some material
Bulgarian:
намажа
(namaža)
— to cover with a coat of some material
Bulgarian:
покривам
(pokrivam)
— to cover with a coat of some material
Bulgarian:
покрия
(pokrija)
— to cover with a coat of some material
Catalan:
cobrir
— to cover with a coat of some material
Dutch:
bekleden
— to cover with a coat of some material
Dutch:
coaten
— to cover with a coat of some material
Esperanto:
tegi
— to cover with a coat of some material
Finnish:
päällystää
— to cover with a coat of some material
French:
couvrir
— to cover with a coat of some material
French:
revêtir
— to cover with a coat of some material
Galician:
bañar
— to cover with a coat of some material
Galician:
revestir
— to cover with a coat of some material
Galician:
cubrir
— to cover with a coat of some material
German:
beschichten
— to cover with a coat of some material
Greek:
σκεπάζω
(skepázo)
— to cover with a coat of some material
Italian:
rivestire
— to cover with a coat of some material
Italian:
incappottare
— to cover with a coat of some material
Macedonian:
обложува
(obložuva)
— to cover with a coat of some material
Macedonian:
покрива
(pokriva)
— to cover with a coat of some material
Polish:
pokrywać
— to cover with a coat of some material
Polish:
pokryć
— to cover with a coat of some material
Portuguese:
revestir
— to cover with a coat of some material
Russian:
покрыва́ть
(pokryvátʹ)
— to cover with a coat of some material
Spanish:
cubrir
— to cover with a coat of some material
Spanish:
bañar
— to cover with a coat of some material
Spanish:
arrebozar
— to cover with a coat of some material
Spanish:
rebozar
— to cover with a coat of some material
Spanish:
capear
— to cover with a coat of some material
Spanish:
emborrizar
— to cover with a coat of some material
Spanish:
recubrir
— to cover with a coat of some material
Swahili:
koti
— to cover with a coat of some material
Swedish:
täcka
— to cover with a coat of some material
Swedish:
belägga
— to cover with a coat of some material
Turkish:
kaplamak
— to cover with a coat of some material
Turkish:
kaban
— to cover with a coat of some material
Ottoman Turkish:
بولامق
(bulamak)
— to cover with a coat of some material
Vietnamese:
phết
— to cover with a coat of some material
Vietnamese:
phủ
— to cover with a coat of some material
Vietnamese:
trét
— to cover with a coat of some material