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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

スポーツコート

Pronunciation / Transliteration: supōtsukōto

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Sports coat/ˈspɔːrts koʊt/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"彼はチェック柄のスポーツコートを着ていた。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A man's lightweight jacket tailored for casual wear, distinct from a suit jacket and traditionally worn for outdoor sports.

    "He paired his tweed sports coat with dark jeans for a smart-casual look."
  2. 2

    A standalone tailored jacket worn separately from trousers of matching fabric.

    "The dress code specified a jacket, so he chose a patterned sports coat."
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Synonyms (2)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'sport', derived from the Old French 'desport' meaning pleasure or pastime, and 'coat', from Middle English 'cote' referring to an outer garment. Originating in the late 19th century in Britain, it was designed specifically for outdoor sporting activities like shooting and hunting before evolving into standard casual menswear.

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