Phrase guide

white coat

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • US: /ˌwaɪt ˈkoʊt/

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noun

Meaning 1

A white, knee-length coat worn by laboratory workers etc. as protection.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

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Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: bata — white coat worn in laboratories
  • Chinese Mandarin: 實驗服 /实验服 (shíyàn fú) — white coat worn in laboratories
  • Chinese Mandarin: 實驗衣 /实验衣 (shíyàn yī) — white coat worn in laboratories
  • Danish: kittel — white coat worn in laboratories
  • French: robe blanche — white coat worn in laboratories
  • German: weißer Kittel — white coat worn in laboratories
  • German: Kittel — white coat worn in laboratories
  • Hungarian: fehér köpeny — white coat worn in laboratories
  • Italian: camice — white coat worn in laboratories
  • Japanese: 白衣 (hakui) — white coat worn in laboratories
  • Polish: chałat — white coat worn in laboratories
  • Polish: kitel — white coat worn in laboratories
  • Portuguese: jaleco — white coat worn in laboratories
  • Romanian: halat — white coat worn in laboratories
  • Russian: бе́лый хала́т (bélyj xalát) — white coat worn in laboratories
  • Serbo-Croatian: bijela kuta — white coat worn in laboratories
  • Serbo-Croatian: kuta — white coat worn in laboratories
  • Spanish: bata — white coat worn in laboratories