noun · verb · 18 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/
General-American:/ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/
US:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
/ˈd͡ʒæk.ət/weak vowel merger
rhymes with -ækɪt
CMU ARPABET:JH AE1 K AH0 T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:JH AE1 K IH0 T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A piece of a person's suit, beside trousers and, sometimes, waistcoat; coat (US)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
An outer garment (usually white) intended for chefs and which may be taken to signify status.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A protective or insulating cover for an object (e.g. a book, hot water tank, bullet.)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
A police record.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang
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6
noun
Meaning 6
In ordnance, a strengthening band surrounding and reinforcing the tube in which the charge is fired.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, military, politics, war
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Synonyms: none provided
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7
noun
Meaning 7
The tough outer skin of a baked potato.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Cook the potatoes in their jackets.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
noun
Meaning 8
A bastard child, in particular one whose father is unaware that he is not the child’s biological father.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Jamaica
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9
noun
Meaning 9
A vest (US); a waistcoat (UK).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Appalachia
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
10
verb
Meaning 10
To confine (someone) to a straitjacket.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: straitjacket
Antonyms: none provided
11
verb
Meaning 11
To enclose or encase in a jacket or other covering.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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12
noun
Meaning 12
(dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
tomorrow my dentist will fit me for a crown
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: crown, crownwork, jacket crown, cap
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: dental appliance
13
noun
Meaning 13
a short coat
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Etymology tree Old French jaque Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Middle French jacquetbor. English jacket From Middle French jacquet, diminutive of Old French jaque.
Across languages
Translations
237 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
xhaketë
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Albanian:
gunë
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Southern Altai:
жакет
(žaket)
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Amharic:
ጃኬት
(ǧaket)
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Arabic:
جَاكِيت
(jakēt)
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Arabic:
جَاكِت
(jākit)
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Arabic:
سُتْرَة
(sutra)
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Arabic:
جاكتّة
(žakitta)
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Arabic:
جاكت
(žakit)
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Arabic:
جكِيت
(jakēt, jikēt)
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Arabic:
جاكيطة
(jākīṭa)
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Armenian:
բաճկոն
(bačkon)
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Armenian:
կուրտկա
(kurtka)
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Asturian:
chaqueta
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Asturian:
xaqueta
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Azerbaijani:
gödəkcə
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Azerbaijani:
kurtka
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Basque:
txamarra
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Basque:
jaka
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Belarusian:
ку́ртка
(kúrtka)
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Bengali:
জ্যাকেট
(jêkeṭ)
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Bulgarian:
я́ке
(jáke)
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Bulgarian:
сако́
(sakó)
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Bulgarian:
жаке́т
(žakét)
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Bulgarian:
ку́ртка
(kúrtka)
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Burmese:
အပေါ်အင်္ကျီ
(a.pauangkyi)
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Catalan:
jaqueta
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Cherokee:
ᎦᏌᎴᎾ
(gasalena)
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Chichewa:
jekete
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Chichewa:
batchi
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Chinese Mandarin:
夾克 /夹克
(jiákè)
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Chinese Mandarin:
上衣
(shàngyī)
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Cimbrian:
rokh
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Czech:
bunda
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Danish:
jakke
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Dutch:
jas
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Esperanto:
(senceremonia) jako
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Esperanto:
(mallonga) jaketo
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Esperanto:
ĵaketo
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Estonian:
jakk
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Faroese:
jakki
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Finnish:
takki
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Finnish:
pusakka
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
French:
veste
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
French:
blouson
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Galician:
chaqueta
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Georgian:
ქურთუკი
(kurtuḳi)
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
German:
Jacke
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Greek:
σακάκι
(sakáki)
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Greek:
ζακέτα
(zakéta)
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Hebrew:
זָ׳קֵט
(jakét)
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Hindi:
जैकेट
(jaikeṭ)
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Hungarian:
dzseki
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Hunsrik:
Schakett
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Icelandic:
jakki
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Icelandic:
frakki
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Indonesian:
jaket
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Irish:
seaicéad
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Irish:
casóg
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Italian:
giacca
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Japanese:
ジャケット
(jaketto)
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Kazakh:
күртке
(kürtke)
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Kazakh:
бешпет
(beşpet)
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Korean:
재킷
(jaekit)
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Kumyk:
жакет
(jaket)
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Central Kurdish:
چاکەت
(çaket)
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Northern Kurdish:
çakêt
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Kyrgyz:
куртка
(kurtka)
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Lao:
ເສື້ອໃຫຍ່
(sư̄a ngai)
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Latin:
amiculum
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Latvian:
jaka
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Lithuanian:
striukė
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Luhya:
kumuchosi
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Macedonian:
јакна
(jakna)
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Macedonian:
палто
(palto)
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Macedonian:
сако́
(sakó)
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Malay:
jaket
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Maltese:
ġaketta
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Māori:
tiakete
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Mi'kmaq:
'Mtokwon
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Mongolian:
хүрэм
(xürem)
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Mongolian:
цамц
(camc)
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Mongolian:
куртка
(kurtka)
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Muna:
dhasi
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Norwegian Bokmål:
jakke
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Norwegian Nynorsk:
jakke
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Occitan:
jaqueta
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Pashto:
جاکټ
(jākáṭ)
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Dari:
جَاکَت
(jākat)
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Iranian Persian:
ژاکَت
(žâkat)
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Iranian Persian:
کاپْشِن
(kâpšen)
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Plautdietsch:
Waums
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Plautdietsch:
Jak
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Polish:
kurtka
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Portuguese:
jaqueta
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Romanian:
geacă
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Russian:
ку́ртка
(kúrtka)
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Russian:
жаке́т
(žakét)
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Scots:
jaicket
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Scottish Gaelic:
seacaid
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Serbo-Croatian:
ја̀кна
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Serbo-Croatian:
jàkna
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Slovak:
bunda
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Slovene:
jakna
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Slovene:
suknjič
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Lower Sorbian:
jaka
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Lower Sorbian:
kemzol
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Upper Sorbian:
jaka
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Spanish:
chaqueta
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Spanish:
campera
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Spanish:
casaca
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Spanish:
cazadora
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Spanish:
chamarra
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Spanish:
chompa
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Spanish:
chumpa
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Spanish:
jacket (yáket)
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Spanish:
paltó
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Spanish:
cháket
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Spanish:
jaqueta (disused)
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Spanish:
sobretodo
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Swahili:
jaketi
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Swedish:
jacka
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Tajik:
камзӯл
(kamzül)
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Tajik:
нимтана
(nimtana)
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Thai:
เสื้อแจ็กเก็ต
(sʉ̂ʉa-jɛ̀k-gèt)
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Thai:
เสื้อนอก
(sʉ̂ʉa-nɔ̂ɔk)
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Tibetan:
རྗ་ཀེ་ཊེ
(rja ke ṭe)
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Tonga (Zambia):
cibaki
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Turkish:
ceket
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Ottoman Turkish:
ژاكت
(ceket)
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Turkmen:
kurtka
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Ukrainian:
ку́ртка
(kúrtka)
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Ukrainian:
дже́кет
(džéket)
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Unami:
chèkët
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Urdu:
جَیکِٹ
(jaikiṭ)
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Uzbek:
kurtka
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Uzbek:
kamzul
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Vietnamese:
áo vét tông
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Welsh:
siaced
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Welsh:
siacedi
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Yiddish:
רעקל
(rekl)
— piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse
Albanian:
xhaketë
— piece of a person's suit
Armenian:
պիջակ
(piǰak)
— piece of a person's suit
Azerbaijani:
pencək
— piece of a person's suit
Azerbaijani:
jaket
— piece of a person's suit
Belarusian:
пінжа́к
(pinžák)
— piece of a person's suit
Bulgarian:
палто́
(paltó)
— piece of a person's suit
Bulgarian:
сако́
(sakó)
— piece of a person's suit
Chinese Mandarin:
夾克 /夹克
(jiákè)
— piece of a person's suit
Czech:
bunda
— piece of a person's suit
Czech:
sako
— piece of a person's suit
Dutch:
jas
— piece of a person's suit
Esperanto:
jaketo
— piece of a person's suit
Estonian:
pintsak
— piece of a person's suit
Finnish:
takki
— piece of a person's suit
Finnish:
pikkutakki
— piece of a person's suit
French:
veste
— piece of a person's suit
Georgian:
პიჯაკი
(ṗiǯaḳi)
— piece of a person's suit
German:
Jackett
— piece of a person's suit
German:
Sakko
— piece of a person's suit
Greek:
σακάκι
(sakáki)
— piece of a person's suit
Hungarian:
zakó
— piece of a person's suit
Icelandic:
jakki
— piece of a person's suit
Indonesian:
jas
— piece of a person's suit
Italian:
giacchetta
— piece of a person's suit
Japanese:
ジャケット
(jaketto)
— piece of a person's suit
Kazakh:
пенжек
(penjek)
— piece of a person's suit
Korean:
재킷
(jaekit)
— piece of a person's suit
Kyrgyz:
пиджак
(pidjak)
— piece of a person's suit
Latvian:
svārki
— piece of a person's suit
Latvian:
žakete
— piece of a person's suit
Lithuanian:
švarkas
— piece of a person's suit
Macedonian:
палто
(palto)
— piece of a person's suit
Macedonian:
сако́
(sakó)
— piece of a person's suit
Maltese:
ġlekk
— piece of a person's suit
Māori:
tiakete
— piece of a person's suit
Mongolian:
пиджак
(pidžak)
— piece of a person's suit
Mongolian:
ᠫᠢᠳ᠋ᠵᠠᠻ
(pidǰak)
— piece of a person's suit
Norwegian Bokmål:
jakke
— piece of a person's suit
Norwegian Nynorsk:
jakke
— piece of a person's suit
Iranian Persian:
ژاکَت
(žâkat)
— piece of a person's suit
Polish:
marynarka
— piece of a person's suit
Polish:
żakiet
— piece of a person's suit
Portuguese:
paletó
— piece of a person's suit
Romanian:
sacou
— piece of a person's suit
Russian:
пиджа́к
(pidžák)
— piece of a person's suit
Serbo-Croatian:
са̀ко̄
— piece of a person's suit
Serbo-Croatian:
sàkō
— piece of a person's suit
Slovak:
bunda
— piece of a person's suit
Slovak:
sako
— piece of a person's suit
Slovak:
žaket
— piece of a person's suit
Slovene:
suknjič
— piece of a person's suit
Spanish:
chaqueta
— piece of a person's suit
Spanish:
saco
— piece of a person's suit
Spanish:
americana
— piece of a person's suit
Spanish:
gabán
— piece of a person's suit
Spanish:
paltó
— piece of a person's suit
Swedish:
kavaj
— piece of a person's suit
Tajik:
пиҷак
(pijak)
— piece of a person's suit
Turkish:
ceket
— piece of a person's suit
Turkmen:
penjek
— piece of a person's suit
Ukrainian:
піджа́к
(pidžák)
— piece of a person's suit
Uzbek:
pidjak
— piece of a person's suit
Venetan:
xaca
— piece of a person's suit
Vietnamese:
áo tây
— piece of a person's suit
Vietnamese:
áo vét
— piece of a person's suit
Bulgarian:
кожу́х
(kožúh)
— protective or insulating cover
Bulgarian:
обши́вка
(obšívka)
— protective or insulating cover
Chinese Mandarin:
護封 /护封
(hùfēng)
— protective or insulating cover
Dutch:
jas
— protective or insulating cover
Dutch:
vest
— protective or insulating cover
Esperanto:
jaketo
— protective or insulating cover
Finnish:
päällinen
— protective or insulating cover
Finnish:
vaippa
— protective or insulating cover
French:
couverture
— protective or insulating cover
French:
jaquette
— protective or insulating cover
Greek:
κάλυμμα
(kálymma)
— protective or insulating cover
Hindi:
आवरण
(āvraṇ)
— protective or insulating cover
Irish:
cásáil
— protective or insulating cover
Japanese:
ジャケット
(jaketto)
— protective or insulating cover
Macedonian:
обвивка
(obvivka)
— protective or insulating cover
Macedonian:
облога
(obloga)
— protective or insulating cover
Portuguese:
revestimento
— protective or insulating cover
Russian:
суперобло́жка f for a book
(superoblóžka)
— protective or insulating cover
Russian:
чехо́л
(čexól)
— protective or insulating cover
Russian:
капо́т
(kapót)
— protective or insulating cover
Russian:
ко́жух m for a machine
(kóžux)
— protective or insulating cover
Russian:
руба́шка f for hot water tank
(rubáška)
— protective or insulating cover
Russian:
обши́вка
(obšívka)
— protective or insulating cover
Russian:
оболо́чка
(obolóčka)
— protective or insulating cover
Tagalog:
pabalat
— protective or insulating cover
Finnish:
rikosrekisteri
— slang: police record
Bulgarian:
обе́лка
(obélka)
— tough outer skin of a baked potato
Finnish:
kuori
— tough outer skin of a baked potato
Bulgarian:
обшивам
(obšivam)
— enclose or encase in a jacket
Bulgarian:
обшия
(obšija)
— enclose or encase in a jacket