colete

Noun

1. (masculine) waistcoat
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, masculine) ellipsis of colete à prova de balas

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person) inflection of coletar:
2. (form-of, imperative, singular, third-person) inflection of coletar:

coletar

to collect, gather

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/koˈle.t͡ʃi/

Etymology

Borrowed from French: collet

In summary

Borrowed from French collet, from Italian colletto. Ultimately from Latin collum (“neck”).

Concepts

vest

waistcoat

jacket

singlet

undershirt

gilet

collect

weskit

corsage

Synonyms

t-shirt

Translations

gilet

Weste

chaleco

panciotto

vest

armilla

gilè

yelek

herenvest

kamizelka

corpetto

γιλέκο

bezrękawnik

gilet

maglietta

Sentences

Um homem está vestindo uma camisa vermelha e colete .

A man is wearing a red shirt and vest.

Por sorte , a adaga não conseguiu penetrar no colete à prova de balas .

Luckily, the dagger failed to penetrate the bulletproof vest.