Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paletot

/ˈpæləˌtoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pale-tot
IPA: /ˈpæləˌtoʊ/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A loose outer jacket, cloak, coat, overcoat, greatcoat, three-quarter coat.

noun

A women’s fitted jacket.

Example Sentences

"[W]hen his services were not required at the House, in his usual favourite costume, namely, his light green frock or paletot …"
"For morning fetes is worn with this dress a small white muslin paletot, without sleeves, split up the back, trimmed with two gauffred frills, edged with Valenciennes, and a narrow puffing, lined with satin ribbon."
"She flung off her sealskin paletot and the beautiful felt hat, not heeding that they rolled off the untidy bed upon the floor."
"Kit caught sight of Dally in the Principessa’s borrowed gown and a dark silk paletot, her incendiary hair done up in an ostrich-plume aigrette dyed indigo"

Etymology

Etymology tree Middle English paltokbor. Middle French paltoke French paletotbor. English paletot Borrowed from French paletot.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈpæləˌtoʊ/
British English: /ˈpalɪtəʊ/

Inflected Forms

paletots (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce paletot?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpæləˌtoʊ/.
What does paletot mean?: A loose outer jacket, cloak, coat, overcoat, greatcoat, three-quarter coat.
Where does paletot come from?: Etymology tree Middle English paltokbor. Middle French paltoke French paletotbor. English paletot Borrowed from French paletot.

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