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par·ka
(pär′kə)n.
1. A hooded outer garment worn in the Arctic, made from animal skin and constructed with the fur on the inside, originally designed as a pullover but now usually closing in front.
2. A coat or jacket with a hood and usually a warm lining for cold-weather wear.
[Alaskan Russian, pelt, ultimately of Nenets origin.]
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parka
(ˈpɑːkə)n
(Clothing & Fashion) a warm hip-length weatherproof coat with a hood, originally worn by the Inuit. Also called: parkee
[C19: from Aleutian: skin]
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par•ka
(ˈpɑr kə)n., pl. -kas.
a hooded, usu. straight-cut coat or jacket made of materials that protect against very cold temperatures.
[1770–80; (< Aleut or Yupik) < dial. Russian párka, ultimately < Nenets (Samoyedic language of N European Russia)]
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parka
A hooded jacket or coat with a warm lining, designed for cold weather.
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| Noun | 1. |  parka - a kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term)cagoule - lightweight parka; waterproof jacket - a short coat ski jacket, ski parka - a parka to be worn while skiing Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom |
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Translations
větrovka
anorak
anorakki
vjetrovka
アノラック
아노락
anoraquejaqueta à prova d’água com capuz
anorak
เสื้อกันหนาวมีหมวก
áo khoác chống thấm có mũ
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
parka
[ˈpɑːrkə] n → parka mpark-and-ride [ˈpɑːrkənˈraɪd] n → parcobus mpark bench n → banc m de parcCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
parka
n → Parka m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
parka
→ مِعْطَف جِلْديّ ذو قَلَنْسُوَة větrovka anorak Anorak άνορακ anorak anorakki anorak vjetrovka giacca a vento アノラック 아노락 anorak vindjakke kurtka z kapturem anoraque, jaqueta à prova d’água com capuz анорак anorak เสื้อกันหนาวมีหมวก anorak áo khoác chống thấm có mũ 带兜帽的夹克Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009