chaleco

/t͡ʃaˈleko/ · B1 · noun · m

vest

🦺 cha-LE-co sounds like chalet coat: a sleeveless coat for the ski chalet

It came into Spanish through Arabic jalika, from Turkish yelek, meaning vest. Chaleco salvavidas is a life jacket. It is masculine: el chaleco.

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