giacca
jacket
noun JAHK-kah Rare
Origin: From French jaque or jacque, a short tunic.
Usage Note
Giacca is the standard Italian word for a jacket or blazer (giacca e cravatta — jacket and tie). The double cc is important: mispronouncing it as a single 'k' sound marks a learner. The plural is giacche. For a suit jacket specifically, giacca is used alongside vestito or abito (suit). Giubbotto refers to a puffer jacket or casual padded jacket, not a blazer.
Examples
"Indossa sempre una giacca elegante al lavoro."
Natural Translation
He always wears an elegant jacket to work.
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