Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pea coat

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.48 in modern English

Syllables: pea -coat
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A coat of heavy, navy-coloured wool, originally worn by sailors of European navies.

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch pij + coat.

Origin

Source language: Dutch

Word Breakdown

Root: pij

Inflected Forms

pea coats (plural)

Phrases

pea-coated

Synonyms

pea jacket

Questions

What does pea coat mean?: A coat of heavy, navy-coloured wool, originally worn by sailors of European navies.
Where does pea coat come from?: It is traced to Dutch.

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