noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌjɛləʊ ˈdʒɜːzi/
General-American:/ˌjɛloʊ ˈdʒɝzi/
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rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)zi
1
noun
Meaning 1
Especially in the Tour de France: the yellow shirt worn by the leader of a stage of a cycling race, which is then awarded to the cyclist who wins the race with the fastest overall time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, racing, sports
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Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
A cyclist who wears such a jersey or shirt; hence, the leader of a stage of a cycling race, or the winner of a cycling race.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, racing, sports
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Calque of French maillot jaune: maillot (“jersey, shirt; vest”) + jaune (“yellow”, adjective).
Across languages
Translations
39 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
قَمِيص أَصْفَر
(qamīṣ ʔaṣfar)
— yellow jersey or shirt worn by the leader of a stage of a cycling race, which is then awarded to the cyclist who wins the race with the fastest overall time
Basque:
maillot horia
— yellow jersey or shirt worn by the leader of a stage of a cycling race, which is then awarded to the cyclist who wins the race with the fastest overall time
Belarusian:
жо́ўтая ма́йка
(žówtaja májka)
— yellow jersey or shirt worn by the leader of a stage of a cycling race, which is then awarded to the cyclist who wins the race with the fastest overall time
Breton:
c'hrez melen
— yellow jersey or shirt worn by the leader of a stage of a cycling race, which is then awarded to the cyclist who wins the race with the fastest overall time
Catalan:
mallot groc
— yellow jersey or shirt worn by the leader of a stage of a cycling race, which is then awarded to the cyclist who wins the race with the fastest overall time
Chinese Mandarin:
黃色領騎衫 /黄色领骑衫
(huángsè lǐng qí shān)
— yellow jersey or shirt worn by the leader of a stage of a cycling race, which is then awarded to the cyclist who wins the race with the fastest overall time
Danish:
gule førertrøje
— yellow jersey or shirt worn by the leader of a stage of a cycling race, which is then awarded to the cyclist who wins the race with the fastest overall time
Dutch:
gele trui
— yellow jersey or shirt worn by the leader of a stage of a cycling race, which is then awarded to the cyclist who wins the race with the fastest overall time
Finnish:
keltapaita
— yellow jersey or shirt worn by the leader of a stage of a cycling race, which is then awarded to the cyclist who wins the race with the fastest overall time
Finnish:
maillot jaune
— yellow jersey or shirt worn by the leader of a stage of a cycling race, which is then awarded to the cyclist who wins the race with the fastest overall time
French:
maillot jaune
— yellow jersey or shirt worn by the leader of a stage of a cycling race, which is then awarded to the cyclist who wins the race with the fastest overall time
Galician:
mailló amarelo
— yellow jersey or shirt worn by the leader of a stage of a cycling race, which is then awarded to the cyclist who wins the race with the fastest overall time
German:
Gelbes Trikot
— yellow jersey or shirt worn by the leader of a stage of a cycling race, which is then awarded to the cyclist who wins the race with the fastest overall time
Hungarian:
sárga trikó
— yellow jersey or shirt worn by the leader of a stage of a cycling race, which is then awarded to the cyclist who wins the race with the fastest overall time
Irish:
geansaí buí
— yellow jersey or shirt worn by the leader of a stage of a cycling race, which is then awarded to the cyclist who wins the race with the fastest overall time
Italian:
maglia gialla
— yellow jersey or shirt worn by the leader of a stage of a cycling race, which is then awarded to the cyclist who wins the race with the fastest overall time
Japanese:
マイヨ・ジョーヌ
(maiyo jōnu)
— yellow jersey or shirt worn by the leader of a stage of a cycling race, which is then awarded to the cyclist who wins the race with the fastest overall time
Latin:
tunicula flāva
— yellow jersey or shirt worn by the leader of a stage of a cycling race, which is then awarded to the cyclist who wins the race with the fastest overall time
Latvian:
dzeltenais krekliņš
— yellow jersey or shirt worn by the leader of a stage of a cycling race, which is then awarded to the cyclist who wins the race with the fastest overall time
Luxembourgish:
Gielen Trikot
— yellow jersey or shirt worn by the leader of a stage of a cycling race, which is then awarded to the cyclist who wins the race with the fastest overall time
Macedonian:
жолта маичка
(žolta maička)
— yellow jersey or shirt worn by the leader of a stage of a cycling race, which is then awarded to the cyclist who wins the race with the fastest overall time
Norwegian Bokmål:
gul trøye
— yellow jersey or shirt worn by the leader of a stage of a cycling race, which is then awarded to the cyclist who wins the race with the fastest overall time
Persian:
پیراهن زرد
(pirâhan-e zard)
— yellow jersey or shirt worn by the leader of a stage of a cycling race, which is then awarded to the cyclist who wins the race with the fastest overall time
Persian:
پیراهن طلایی
(pirâhan-e talâyi)
— yellow jersey or shirt worn by the leader of a stage of a cycling race, which is then awarded to the cyclist who wins the race with the fastest overall time
Polish:
żółta koszulka
— yellow jersey or shirt worn by the leader of a stage of a cycling race, which is then awarded to the cyclist who wins the race with the fastest overall time
Portuguese:
camisa amarela
— yellow jersey or shirt worn by the leader of a stage of a cycling race, which is then awarded to the cyclist who wins the race with the fastest overall time
Portuguese:
camiseta amarela
— yellow jersey or shirt worn by the leader of a stage of a cycling race, which is then awarded to the cyclist who wins the race with the fastest overall time
Portuguese:
camisola amarela
— yellow jersey or shirt worn by the leader of a stage of a cycling race, which is then awarded to the cyclist who wins the race with the fastest overall time
Romanian:
tricou galben
— yellow jersey or shirt worn by the leader of a stage of a cycling race, which is then awarded to the cyclist who wins the race with the fastest overall time
Russian:
жёлтая ма́йка
(žóltaja májka)
— yellow jersey or shirt worn by the leader of a stage of a cycling race, which is then awarded to the cyclist who wins the race with the fastest overall time
Serbo-Croatian:
жута ма̏јица
— yellow jersey or shirt worn by the leader of a stage of a cycling race, which is then awarded to the cyclist who wins the race with the fastest overall time
Serbo-Croatian:
žuta mȁjica
— yellow jersey or shirt worn by the leader of a stage of a cycling race, which is then awarded to the cyclist who wins the race with the fastest overall time
Slovak:
žlté tričko
— yellow jersey or shirt worn by the leader of a stage of a cycling race, which is then awarded to the cyclist who wins the race with the fastest overall time
Slovene:
rumena majica
— yellow jersey or shirt worn by the leader of a stage of a cycling race, which is then awarded to the cyclist who wins the race with the fastest overall time
Spanish:
maillot amarillo
— yellow jersey or shirt worn by the leader of a stage of a cycling race, which is then awarded to the cyclist who wins the race with the fastest overall time
Swedish:
gul ledartröja
— yellow jersey or shirt worn by the leader of a stage of a cycling race, which is then awarded to the cyclist who wins the race with the fastest overall time
Turkish:
sarı mayo
— yellow jersey or shirt worn by the leader of a stage of a cycling race, which is then awarded to the cyclist who wins the race with the fastest overall time
Ukrainian:
жо́вта ма́йка
(žóvta májka)
— yellow jersey or shirt worn by the leader of a stage of a cycling race, which is then awarded to the cyclist who wins the race with the fastest overall time
Welsh:
crys melyn
— yellow jersey or shirt worn by the leader of a stage of a cycling race, which is then awarded to the cyclist who wins the race with the fastest overall time