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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pea jacket

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.47 in modern English

Syllables
pea -jack-et
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A short woollen overcoat, originally as worn by sailors; a pea coat.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Probably from Dutch pijjakker, from pij (“coat of coarse cloth, cowl”) + jekker (“jacket”). Compare also later pea coat.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

pea jackets (plural)

Phrases

pea-jacketed

Synonyms

peacoat

Questions

What does pea jacket mean?
A short woollen overcoat, originally as worn by sailors; a pea coat.
Where does pea jacket come from?
It is traced to Dutch.

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