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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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