different between cagoule vs anorak

English

Alternative forms

• cagoul
• kagoul
• kagoule

Etymology

Borrowed from French cagoule. Doublet of cowl.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /k???u?l/
• Rhymes: -u?l

Noun

cagoule (plural cagoules)

1. (Britain) A lightweight waterproof parka.

Related terms

• cagoulard

Translations

Further reading

• cagoule on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Etymology

From Latin cuculla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.?ul/

Noun

cagoule f (plural cagoules)

1. cowl
2. balaclava

Related terms

• cagoulé
• cagouler

Descendants

• ? English: cagoule

Further reading

• “cagoule” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Greenlandic annoraaq.

Pronunciation

Noun

anorak (plural anoraks)

1. A heavy weatherproof jacket with an attached hood; a parka or windcheater.
2. (Britain, slang) A person with an unusual or obsessive interest in a niche subject, originally referring to train spotters (because they would wear anoraks while looking out for trains). A geek.

Synonyms

• (person intensely interested in a particular field or hobby): otaku, geek

Derived terms

• anorakish

Translations

References

• anorak at The Septic's Companion: A British Slang Dictionary
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References

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary: Tenth Edition (1997)

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Greenlandic annoraaq.

Noun

anorak c (singular definite anorakken, plural indefinite anorakker)

1. anorak

Declension

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.n?.?ak/

Noun

anorak m (plural anoraks)

1. anorak (heavy weatherproof jacket)

Descendants

• ? Romanian: hanorac

Polish

Etymology

From Greenlandic annoraaq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a?n?.rak/

Noun

anorak m inan

1. anorak (heavy weatherproof jacket)

Declension

Further reading

• anorak in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• anorak in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Alternative forms

• anorac

Noun

anorak m (plural anoraks)

1. anorak (heavy weatherproof jacket)

Further reading

• “anorak” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.