Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yellow jersey

/ˌjɛloʊ ˈdʒɝzi/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.37 in modern English

Syllables: yel-low jer-sey
IPA: /ˌjɛloʊ ˈdʒɝzi/

28

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Especially in the Tour de France: the yellow shirt worn by the leader of a stage of a cycling race, which is then awarded to the cyclist who wins the race with the fastest overall time.

noun

A cyclist who wears such a jersey or shirt; hence, the leader of a stage of a cycling race, or the winner of a cycling race.

Example Sentences

"The evergreen Marianne Vos, a multiple world champion, crowned her illustrious career by taking her first yellow jersey in the Tour de France Femmes after emphatically winning stage two of the week-long race in Provins."
"The timing of the incident raised the question, almost certainly destined to remain unanswered, of whether, having allowed the escapers to pass by unhindered, the culprit had waited specifically for the yellow jersey group before sowing his mischief."

Etymology

Calque of French maillot jaune: maillot (“jersey, shirt; vest”) + jaune (“yellow”, adjective).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌjɛloʊ ˈdʒɝzi/
British English: /ˌjɛləʊ ˈdʒɜːzi/

Inflected Forms

yellow jerseys (plural)

Phrases

yellow jersey on the road

Frequently Paired Words

green jersey pink jersey polka-dot jersey red jersey red number white jersey yellow number

Rhymes With

jersey new jersey mersey kersey furzy

Questions

How do you pronounce yellow jersey?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌjɛloʊ ˈdʒɝzi/.
What does yellow jersey mean?: Especially in the Tour de France: the yellow shirt worn by the leader of a stage of a cycling race, which is then awarded to the cyclist who wins the race with the fastest overall time.
Where does yellow jersey come from?: Calque of French maillot jaune: maillot (“jersey, shirt; vest”) + jaune (“yellow”, adjective).

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