noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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wās(t)'-kōtspelling pronunciation
/ˈweɪs(t)kəʊt/spelling pronunciation
dated:wĕs'kət
dated:/ˈwɛskət/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
An ornamental garment worn under a doublet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A sleeveless, collarless garment worn over a shirt and under a suit jacket.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: vest
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: vest
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: garment
Narrower terms: bulletproof vest
History
Etymology
From waist + coat. Compare Yola wauscoat, wazcoote.
Across languages
Translations
98 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
jelek
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Southern Altai:
жилет
(žilet)
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Arabic:
صُدْرِيّة
(ṣudriyya)
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Arabic:
صِدَار
(ṣidār)
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Armenian:
ժիլետ
(žilet)
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Azerbaijani:
jilet
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Belarusian:
камізэ́лька
(kamizélʹka)
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Belarusian:
безрука́ўка
(bjezrukáwka)
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Bulgarian:
жиле́тка
(žilétka)
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Bulgarian:
еле́к
(elék)
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Bulgarian:
еле́че
(eléče)
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Catalan:
armilla
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Chinese Mandarin:
坎肩
(kǎnjiān)
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Chinese Mandarin:
背心
(bèixīn)
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Czech:
vesta
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Danish:
vest
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Dutch:
vest
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Estonian:
vest
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Faroese:
vestur
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Finnish:
liivi
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
French:
gilet
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Galician:
chaleco
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Georgian:
ჟილეტი
(žileṭi)
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
German:
Weste
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
German:
Gilet
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Greek:
γιλέκο
(giléko)
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Greek:
γελέκο
(geléko)
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Hebrew:
וֵסְט
(vest)
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Hindi:
वास्कट
(vāskaṭ)
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Hungarian:
mellény
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Icelandic:
vesti
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Ido:
jileto
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Indonesian:
rompi
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Irish:
vástchóta
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Irish:
bástcóta
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Irish:
veist
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Italian:
panciotto
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Italian:
gilè
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Italian:
corpetto
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Japanese:
チョッキ
(chokki)
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Japanese:
ベスト
(besuto)
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Japanese:
ウェストコート
(wesutokōto)
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Japanese:
ウェスクット
(wesuo)
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Kazakh:
желетке
(jeletke)
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Kazakh:
жилет
(jilet)
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Kazakh:
кеудеше
(keudeşe)
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Korean:
조끼
(jokki)
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Kyrgyz:
желетке
(jeletke)
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Latvian:
veste
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Lithuanian:
liemenė
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Macedonian:
елек
(elek)
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Malay:
rompi
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Malay:
weskot
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Manchu:
ᡩᡝᡥᡝᠯᡝ
(dehele)
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Māori:
wēkete
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Māori:
wetikote
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Mongolian:
хантааз
(xantaaz)
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Norwegian Bokmål:
vest
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Persian:
ژیله
(žile)
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Persian:
جلیقه
(jeliqe)
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Polish:
kamizelka
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Polish:
bezrękawnik
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Portuguese:
colete
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Punjabi:
ਵਾਸਕਟ
(vāskaṭ)
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Romanian:
vestă
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Romanian:
jiletcă
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Russian:
жиле́т
(žilét)
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Russian:
безрука́вка
(bezrukávka)
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Russian:
жиле́тка
(žilétka)
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Sangisari:
جلیزقه
(jelizqe)
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Scottish Gaelic:
peitean
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Serbo-Croatian:
пр̀слук
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Serbo-Croatian:
јѐлек
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Serbo-Croatian:
pr̀sluk
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Serbo-Croatian:
jèlek
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Slovak:
vesta
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Slovene:
telovnik
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Spanish:
chaleco
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Spanish:
chalequillo
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Swahili:
kizibao
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Swedish:
väst
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Tajik:
камзӯлча
(kamzülča)
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Turkish:
yelek
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Ottoman Turkish:
یلك
(yelek)
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Ukrainian:
жиле́т
(žylét)
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Ukrainian:
жиле́тка
(žylétka)
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Ukrainian:
безрука́вка
(bezrukávka)
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Ukrainian:
камізе́лька
(kamizélʹka)
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Uzbek:
nimcha
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Uzbek:
jiletka
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Venetan:
xiƚè
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Vietnamese:
áo gi-lê
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Vietnamese:
gi-lê
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Volapük:
jilät
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Walloon:
djilet
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Welsh:
gwasgod
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Welsh:
gwasgodau
— a sleeveless, collarless garment
Yiddish:
קאַמזויל
(kamzoyl)
— a sleeveless, collarless garment