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pea jacket

pea jack·et
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pee jak-it]
    • /pi ˈdʒæk ɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pee jak-it]
    • /pi ˈdʒæk ɪt/

Definitions of pea jacket words

  • noun pea jacket a short coat of thick wool, usually double-breasted and navy in color, worn by seamen, fishermen, etc. 1
  • noun pea jacket a jacket or short coat styled like this, worn by adults and children. 1
  • noun pea jacket seaman's navy-blue wool coat 1
  • noun pea jacket a sailor's short heavy double-breasted overcoat of navy wool 0
  • noun pea jacket a hip-length, double-breasted coat of heavy woolen cloth, worn orig. by seamen 0

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Origin of pea jacket

First appearance:

before 1715
One of the 49% newest English words
1715-25, Americanism; pea, variant spelling of pay, pee, pie coat of coarse woolen cloth (late Middle English pee, pey, pie; akin to Dutch pij, dialectal Frisian pey, dialectal Swedish paje) + jacket; perhaps modeled on Frisian (N dial.) pijekkat

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Parts of speech for Pea jacket

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adverb
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pea jacket popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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