frak

Meaning

1. (Belgium, masculine) a coat, a overcoat (item of apparel)
2. (Netherlands, masculine) a chic jacket with long coattails

Concepts

tailcoat

Synonyms

meikever

pandjesjas

Translations

Frack

frac

habit

queue-de-morue

queue-de-pie

Pronounced as (IPA)

/frɑk/

Etymology

Borrowed from French: frac

Borrowed from German: Frack

In summary

Borrowed from French frac or German Frack (itself from French), from English frock, from Middle English frok, from Old French froc, from Frankish *hrokk. Doublet with Dutch rok.