Spanish
Masculine

chaleco

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  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

Borrowed from Italian
giulecco
Cognate with English
English
gilet
Cognate with Portuguese
Portuguese
jaleco
In summary

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

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