Masculine

chaleco

Meaning

  1. (masculine) vest, waistcoat, gilet
  2. (masculine) sweater, jumper
  3. (El-Salvador, informal, masculine, uncommon) a Salesian

Frequency

C1
Hyphenated as
cha‧le‧co
Pronounced as (IPA)
/t͡ʃaˈleko/
Etymology

In summary

Perhaps from archaic Italian giulecco, which is from Turkish yelek. Compare English gilet and Portuguese jaleco.

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