sloof

Meaning

apron, especially an artisan's or food worker's apron

Concepts

apron

Synonyms

boezelaar

schort

voorschoot

Translations

tablier

Schürze

avental

delantal

davantal

ποδιά

μπροστέλλα

pauvre diable

planche de bord

aire en dur

grembiule

grembiale

faudal

davantal

devantau

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sloːf/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: slove

In summary

From Middle Dutch slove, sloof, from Proto-West Germanic *slaubiju, from *slaubijōn, from Proto-Germanic *slaubijōną (“to slip into”), perhaps related to *sleupaną (“to slip, glide, sneak”).