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coat

/ˈkəʊt/KOHT
/ˈkoʊt/KOHT

Meaninga coat

Common meaning: an outer garment

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchcotesource
  2. Frenchcottesource
  3. Middle Englishcotesource
  4. Englishcoat‘an outer garment’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old French cote ‘a coat’.

Roots

  • cote Old French “a coat”

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