lapel

Meaning

Each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on the front of a jacket or coat that are folded back below the throat, leaving a triangular opening between.

Synonyms

collar

lappet

cuffs

hanging

neck

neckband

revere

revers

skirt

turn

turned-down collar

twist

vicissitude

turn of events

break

coat-breast

flange

flap

Translations

solapa

revers

Aufschlag

lapela

risvolto

Revers

πέτο

colbac

revers

solapa

Rockaufschlag

revers

πετό

γιακάς ενδύματος

γιακάς

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ləˈpɛl/

Etymology

From lap + -el (“diminutive suffix”).