leotard en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈlɪə.tɑːd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈliː.ə.tɑːɹd/ (General-American)
- /ˈliː.ə.tɑːd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Named after French acrobat Jules Léotard (1838–1870).
Meanings
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A one-piece skintight garment with or without sleeves and without legs (often worn by gymnasts, acrobats, wrestlers, female swimmers, etc.)
Tomorrow is the day. Marie makes her first trip out of this notebook and into the world. I'm off to buy a leotard.
1963 May, Gloria Steinem, “A Bunny's Tale”, in Show Magazine, archived from the original on 04 Oct 2017, page 99:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| leotards | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
unitard · leotarded · leotardlike · biketard
Translations (29)
ca mallot (skin-tight one piece suit of clothing) · ga léatar (skin-tight one piece suit of clothing) · de Turntrikot (skin-tight one piece suit of clothing) · mk трико (skin-tight one piece suit of clothing) · de Gymnastiktrikot (skin-tight one piece suit of clothing) · io malyoto (skin-tight one piece suit of clothing) · cs body (skin-tight one piece suit of clothing) · de Turnanzug (skin-tight one piece suit of clothing) · ru трико́ (skin-tight one piece suit of clothing) · pl trykot (skin-tight one piece suit of clothing) · fi trikoot (skin-tight one piece suit of clothing) · fr justaucorps (skin-tight one piece suit of clothing) · de Gymnastikanzug (skin-tight one piece suit of clothing) · pt malha (skin-tight one piece suit of clothing) · ru леота́рд (skin-tight one piece suit of clothing) · ru па́чка (skin-tight one piece suit of clothing) · it body (skin-tight one piece suit of clothing) · bg трико (skin-tight one piece suit of clothing) · ja レオタード (skin-tight one piece suit of clothing) · de Body (skin-tight one piece suit of clothing) · it calzamaglia (skin-tight one piece suit of clothing) · cmn 緊身衣 /紧身衣 (skin-tight one piece suit of clothing) · sv leotard (skin-tight one piece suit of clothing) · sv dansdräkt (skin-tight one piece suit of clothing) · de Leotard (skin-tight one piece suit of clothing) · el κορμάκι (skin-tight one piece suit of clothing) · fi voimistelupuku (skin-tight one piece suit of clothing) · is leikfimibolur (skin-tight one piece suit of clothing) · es leotardo (skin-tight one piece suit of clothing)