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paletot

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

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈpalɪtəʊ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /ˈpæləˌtoʊ/
  • US: /ˈpælˌtoʊ/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A loose outer jacket, cloak, coat, overcoat, greatcoat, three-quarter coat.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A women’s fitted jacket.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Middle English paltokbor. Middle French paltoke French paletotbor. English paletot Borrowed from French paletot.

Across languages

Translations

47 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: jas — A loose outer jacket, overcoat
  • Albanian: pallto — A loose outer jacket, overcoat
  • Bulgarian: палто (palto) — A loose outer jacket, overcoat
  • Catalan: abric — A loose outer jacket, overcoat
  • Catalan: gavany — A loose outer jacket, overcoat
  • Catalan: paltó — A loose outer jacket, overcoat
  • Catalan: sobretot — A loose outer jacket, overcoat
  • Danish: frakke — A loose outer jacket, overcoat
  • Dutch: jas — A loose outer jacket, overcoat
  • Dutch: overjas — A loose outer jacket, overcoat
  • Esperanto: palto — A loose outer jacket, overcoat
  • Estonian: mantel — A loose outer jacket, overcoat
  • Estonian: palitu — A loose outer jacket, overcoat
  • Finnish: palttoo — A loose outer jacket, overcoat
  • French: paletot — A loose outer jacket, overcoat
  • German: Mantel — A loose outer jacket, overcoat
  • German: Paletot — A loose outer jacket, overcoat
  • German: Überrock — A loose outer jacket, overcoat
  • German: Überzieher — A loose outer jacket, overcoat
  • Greek: σακάκι (sakáki) — A loose outer jacket, overcoat
  • Greek: μανδύας (mandýas) — A loose outer jacket, overcoat
  • Greek: παλτό (paltó) — A loose outer jacket, overcoat
  • Hungarian: kabát — A loose outer jacket, overcoat
  • Hungarian: felöltő — A loose outer jacket, overcoat
  • Ido: paltoto — A loose outer jacket, overcoat
  • Italian: paltò — A loose outer jacket, overcoat
  • Northern Kurdish: palto — A loose outer jacket, overcoat
  • Malagasy: palitao — A loose outer jacket, overcoat
  • Malay: jas — A loose outer jacket, overcoat
  • Norwegian: frakk — A loose outer jacket, overcoat
  • Papiamentu: bachi — A loose outer jacket, overcoat
  • Papiamentu: yas — A loose outer jacket, overcoat
  • Polish: palto — A loose outer jacket, overcoat
  • Portuguese: casacão — A loose outer jacket, overcoat
  • Portuguese: paletó — A loose outer jacket, overcoat
  • Portuguese: sobretudo — A loose outer jacket, overcoat
  • Romanian: palton — A loose outer jacket, overcoat
  • Russian: пальто́ (palʹtó) — A loose outer jacket, overcoat
  • Scottish Gaelic: còta — A loose outer jacket, overcoat
  • Spanish: gabán — A loose outer jacket, overcoat
  • Spanish: paletó — A loose outer jacket, overcoat
  • Spanish: sobretodo — A loose outer jacket, overcoat
  • Spanish: abrigo — A loose outer jacket, overcoat
  • Tagalog: amerikána — A loose outer jacket, overcoat
  • Turkish: palto — A loose outer jacket, overcoat
  • Venetan: paltò — A loose outer jacket, overcoat
  • Walloon: paltot — A loose outer jacket, overcoat