English Explanatory Dictionary

Nehru jacket

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A hip-length tailored unisex coat with a mandarin collar, modelled on the South Asian achkan or sherwani and briefly popular in the West in the 1960s and 1970s.

Pronunciation

/ˈnɛə.ɹuː ˈdʒæk.ɪt/ /ˈneɪ.ɹu ˈdʒæk.ɪt/

Word forms

Nehru jacket Nehru jackets

Etymology

After Jawaharlal Nehru, first Prime Minister of India, who wore such a jacket.

Derived words

Nehru-jacketed
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