chaleco

== Galician == === Alternative forms === chaleque === Etymology === Ultimately probably from Turkish yelek. Compare Spanish chaleco, Portuguese jaleco, English gilet. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /t͡ʃaˈlɛko/ [t͡ʃaˈlɛ.kʊ] Rhymes: -ɛko Hyphenation: cha‧le‧co === Noun === chaleco m (plural chalecos) vest, waistcoat === References === Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “chaleco”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “chaleque”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “chaleco”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “chaleco”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Spanish == === Etymology === Perhaps from archaic Italian giulecco, which is from Turkish yelek. Compare English gilet and Portuguese jaleco. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /t͡ʃaˈleko/ [t͡ʃaˈle.ko] Rhymes: -eko Syllabification: cha‧le‧co === Noun === chaleco m (plural chalecos) vest, waistcoat, gilet sweater, jumper Synonyms: suéter, pulóver, jersey (informal, uncommon, El Salvador) a Salesian Synonym: salesiano ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “chaleco”, 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 “chaleco”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010