maillot

English

WOTD – 8 March 2012

Etymology

Borrowed from French maillot (“shirt, leotard”).

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /mæˈjoʊ/
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Noun

maillot (plural maillots)

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

Synonyms

(leotard): leotard, tights

Translations

one-piece swimsuit

Bulgarian: бански костюм m (banski kostjum)
Finnish: kokouimapuku (fi)
Portuguese: maiô (pt) m

leotard or tights of stretchable jersey fabric

Bulgarian: трико n (triko)
Portuguese: maiô (pt) m

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French maillot (“shirt, leotard”).

Pronunciation

Audio (file)
Hyphenation: mail‧lot
Rhymes: -oː

Noun

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

maillot

French

Etymology

From Old French mailloel, from maille.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ma.jo/
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Noun

maillot m (plural maillots)

vest
leotard (of a dancer); shirt, jersey (of a footballer); singlet (of a runner, of a basketball player)
bikini line
(historical) swaddling clothes

Derived terms

Descendants

→ Catalan: mallot
→ Dutch: maillot
→ English: maillot
→ Greek: μαγιό (magió)
Haitian Creole: mayo
→ Hijazi Arabic: مايوه‎ (māyō)
→ Portuguese: maiô
→ Romanian: maiou, maieu
→ Spanish: maillot
→ Turkish: mayo
→ Vietnamese: may ô

Further reading

“maillot”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Spanish

Etymology

From French maillot.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /maˈʝo/ [maˈʝo]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /maˈʎo/ [maˈʎo]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /maˈʃo/ [maˈʃo]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /maˈʒo/ [maˈʒo]

Rhymes: -o

Noun

maillot m (plural maillots)

jersey

Derived terms

maillot amarillo

Further reading

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

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