anorak

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Greenlandic annoraaq. (person with obsessive interest): Originally referring to train spotters (because they would wear anoraks while looking out for trains). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈænəɹæk/ === Noun === anorak (plural anoraks) A heavy weatherproof jacket with an attached hood; a parka or windcheater. (UK, slang) A person with an unusual or obsessive interest in a niche subject, especially trains. Hyponyms: geek, nerd, otaku ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Greek: άνορακ (ánorak) ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== foamer rivet counter trainspotter === Further reading === anorak at The Septic's Companion: A British Slang Dictionary The Guardian: What do the British mean when they call somebody an "anorak"? Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary: Tenth Edition (1997) == Cornish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English anorak, from Greenlandic annoraaq. === Noun === anorak m (plural anorakys) anorak === References === “anorak” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek. == Danish == === Etymology === From Greenlandic annoraaq. === Noun === anorak c (singular definite anorakken, plural indefinite anorakker) anorak ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== vindjakke === References === “anorak” in Den Danske Ordbog == French == === Etymology === Ultimately from Greenlandic annoraaq. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.nɔ.ʁak/ === Noun === anorak m (plural anoraks) anorak (heavy weatherproof jacket) ==== Descendants ==== → Romanian: hanorac → Spanish: anorak === Further reading === “anorak”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English anorak, from Greenlandic annoraaq. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈnɔ.rak/ Rhymes: -ɔrak Syllabification: a‧no‧rak === Noun === anorak m inan anorak (heavy weatherproof jacket) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “anorak”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “anorak”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[3] (in Polish) == Spanish == === Alternative forms === anorac === Etymology === Ultimately from Greenlandic annoraaq. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /anoˈɾak/ [a.noˈɾak] Rhymes: -ak Syllabification: a‧no‧rak === Noun === anorak m (plural anoraks) anorak (heavy weatherproof jacket) === Further reading === “anorak”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Turkish == === Etymology === From French anorak, from Greenlandic annoraaq. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑ.no.ɾɑk/ === Noun === anorak (definite accusative anorağı, plural anoraklar) anorak ==== Declension ====