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duffel coat

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A warm, hooded coat, made from duffel, fastened with toggles.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a warm coat made of duffel; usually has a hood and fastens with toggles

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: duffle coat

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: coat

History

Etymology

After the Belgian town of Duffel, which produced the thick cloth from which early duffel coats were made.

Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Basque: trenka — hooded coat made from duffel
  • Catalan: trenca — hooded coat made from duffel
  • Czech: duffelcoat — hooded coat made from duffel
  • Danish: duffelcoat — hooded coat made from duffel
  • Dutch: duffelcoat — hooded coat made from duffel
  • Dutch: duffel — hooded coat made from duffel
  • Dutch: montycoat — hooded coat made from duffel
  • Dutch: houtje-touwtjejas — hooded coat made from duffel
  • Estonian: duffelmantel — hooded coat made from duffel
  • Finnish: duffelitakki — hooded coat made from duffel
  • Finnish: duffeli — hooded coat made from duffel
  • French: duffel-coat — hooded coat made from duffel
  • French: duffel coat — hooded coat made from duffel
  • French: duffle-coat — hooded coat made from duffel
  • German: Dufflecoat — hooded coat made from duffel
  • German: Düffelmantel — hooded coat made from duffel
  • Hungarian: düftinkabát — hooded coat made from duffel
  • Italian: montgomery — hooded coat made from duffel
  • Japanese: ダッフルコート (daffurukōto) — hooded coat made from duffel
  • Manx: cooat duffyl — hooded coat made from duffel
  • Norwegian Bokmål: duffelcoat — hooded coat made from duffel
  • Norwegian Bokmål: dyffelcoat — hooded coat made from duffel
  • Norwegian Bokmål: duffeljakke — hooded coat made from duffel
  • Polish: budrysówka — hooded coat made from duffel
  • Portuguese: canadiana — hooded coat made from duffel
  • Russian: дафлко́т (daflkót) — hooded coat made from duffel
  • Spanish: trenca — hooded coat made from duffel
  • Swedish: duffel — hooded coat made from duffel
  • Ukrainian: да́флкот (dáflkot) — hooded coat made from duffel