gavardina

== Catalan == === Etymology === Possibly from an alteration of tavardina, a diminutive of Old Catalan tavart (“tabard”). The meaning "trenchcoat" stems from the textile sense, as British trenchcoats were traditionally of gabardine. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Central) [ɡə.βərˈdi.nə] IPA(key): (Balearic) [ɡə.vərˈdi.nə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ɡa.vaɾˈði.na] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [ɡa.βarˈdi.na] === Noun === gavardina f (plural gavardines) (historical) gaberdine (a cassock-like garment) gabardine (textile) trenchcoat === Further reading === “gavardina”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007