Masculine

gabardine

Meaning

  1. (invariable, masculine) the woolen cloth gabardine
  2. (invariable, masculine) an overcoat or raincoat, (originally) of this material

Translations

Hyphenated as
ga‧bar‧dì‧ne
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɡa.barˈdi.ne/
Etymology

Borrowed from French, from Spanish gabardina (perhaps influenced by gabán (“overcoat”) and tabardina (“coarse coat”)), from Middle French galverdine, itself probably from (Old or Middle) High German wallevart (“pilgrimage”) in the sense of "pilgrim's cloak".

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