maillot

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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from French maillot (shirt, leotard).

Pronunciation

Noun

maillot (plural maillots)

  1. A one-piece swimsuit (for women)
  2. A leotard or tights of stretchable jersey fabric, generally worn by dancers, gymnasts or cyclists.

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Dutch

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Etymology

Borrowed from French maillot (shirt, leotard).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: mail‧lot
  • Rhymes: -oː

Noun

maillot n or m (plural maillots, diminutive maillotje n)

  1. maillot

French

Etymology

From Old French mailloel, from maille.

Pronunciation

Noun

maillot m (plural maillots)

  1. (clothing) vest
  2. leotard (of a dancer); shirt, jersey (of a footballer); singlet (of a runner; of a basketball player)
    Synonyms: t-shirt, tricot, tricot de peau
    Un maillot de danseuse.A dancer's leotard.
  3. (cosmetics) bikini line
    Se faire épiler le maillot.To wax one's bikini line.
  4. (historical, obsolete) swaddling clothes
    Un enfant au maillot.A child in swaddling clothes.

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Spanish

Etymology

French maillot.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /maiˈʝot/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /maiˈʎot/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /maiˈʃot/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /maiˈʒot/

    • Rhymes: -ot
    • Syllabification: mai‧llot
 

Noun

maillot m (plural maillots)

  1. jersey

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