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raincoat.

A waterproof coat to be worn in the rain; (loosely) any coat or jacket with this purpose.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɹeɪnkoʊt/General-American/ˈɹeɪnkəʊt/Received-Pronunciation

  1. A waterproof coat to be worn in the rain; (loosely) any coat or jacket with this purpose.

  2. A condom.

    slang
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *Hréǵʰ-der. Proto-Indo-European *Hréǵʰnos? Proto-Germanic *regną Proto-West Germanic *regn Old English reġn Middle English reyn English rain Proto-Germanic *kuttôbor. Latin cotta Old French cottebor. Middle English cote English coat English raincoat From rain + coat.

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