English Explanatory Dictionary

parka

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A long jacket with a hood which protects the wearer against rain and wind.

Pronunciation

/ˈpɑɹkə/ /ˈpɑːkə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-parka.wav

Word forms

parka parkas parkee parki

Etymology

1780, ultimately from Tundra Nenets парка (parka), via Aleut parka and Russian па́рка (párka). Perhaps from Proto-Uralic; see dialectal Finnish parka (“rag, swaddling clothes”), which may be a cognate from Proto-Uralic, or an early borrowing from another Uralic language.

Related words

anorak windcheater

Derived words

packing parka parkaed parka squirrel snorkel parka
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