Dictionary

raincoat en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈɹeɪnkoʊt/ (General-American)
• /ˈɹeɪnkəʊt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio

Etymology

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.

Meanings

1. A waterproof coat to be worn in the rain; (loosely) any coat or jacket with this purpose.
   • After standing around in talk for a while, during which time Doris arrived with my hat and raincoat (left with her at the site) we made our way some two hundred strong, up the gracious stone stairway to the Hall of Christ Church, loaned by that College for the celebrationary lunch. 1987, Sir Raymond Streat, Marguerite Dupree, Lancashire and Whitehall: The Diary of Sir Raymond Streat:
   • Speaking to a crowd of demonstrators, some of whom dressed in raincoats while others wore keffiyehs in solidarity with Palestinians amid Israel’s deadly war on Gaza, one demonstrator said: “Any president that has come to power has also let workers down.” 2024 November 9, Maya Yang, “Anti-Trump protests erupt across US from New York City to Seattle”, in The Guardian:
2. (slang) A condom.
   • Moe said he'll go first, I said I'll take next / Here, take this raincoat and practice safe sex! 1993, “Tearz”, in Enter the Wu-Tang, performed by Wu-Tang Clan:

Forms

Coordinates

rainjacket · rain hat · rainsuit

Deriveds

raincoat brigade · raincoatlike · raincoater · raincoatless · raincoated

Hypernyms

garment

Relateds

mackintosh · mac · oilskins · wellingtons · wellies · waterproofs

Synonyms

cum catcher · rubber · condom

Translations (119)

el αδιάβροχο (waterproof coat) · bn বর্ষাতি (waterproof coat) · uk плащ (waterproof coat) · lb Reemantel (waterproof coat) · krl šajetakki (waterproof coat) · sv regnjacka (waterproof coat) · kk сулық (waterproof coat) · id jas hujan (waterproof coat) · af reënjas (waterproof coat) · be дажджаві́к (waterproof coat) · my မိုးကာအင်္ကျီ (waterproof coat) · fr imper (waterproof coat) · sh kabànica (waterproof coat) · sh каба̀ница (waterproof coat) · ro manta de ploaie (waterproof coat) · fr imperméable (waterproof coat) · cy côt law (waterproof coat) · sv regnkappa (waterproof coat) · mn борооны цув (waterproof coat) · sip ཆར་བཀབ (waterproof coat) · pl płaszcz przeciwdeszczowy (waterproof coat) · uk дощови́к (waterproof coat) · ur بَرْساتی (waterproof coat) · lo ເສື້ອຄຸມ (waterproof coat) · tg куртаи боронӣ (waterproof coat) · lo ເສຶ້ອຝົນ (waterproof coat) · cmn 雨衣 (waterproof coat) · ja 合羽 (waterproof coat) · km អាវភ្លៀង (waterproof coat) · fr capote (slang: condom — see also condom) · ja 雨衣 (waterproof coat) · lo ເສຶ້ອກັນຝົນ (waterproof coat) · tr yağmurluk (waterproof coat) · es piloto (waterproof coat) · es impermeable (waterproof coat) · ga cóta fearthainne (waterproof coat) · be плаш (waterproof coat) · be по́рхаўка (waterproof coat) · kk жаңбырлық (waterproof coat) · da regnfrakke (waterproof coat) · uz plash (waterproof coat) · ht padsi (waterproof coat) · fa-ira بارانی (waterproof coat) · ga cóta uiscedhíonach (waterproof coat) · lv lietusmētelis (waterproof coat) · fi sadetakki (slang: condom — see also condom) · sv regnrock (waterproof coat) · sk pláštenka (waterproof coat) · be плашч (waterproof coat) · ko 비옷 (waterproof coat) · eo pluvmantelo (waterproof coat) · fi sadetakki (waterproof coat) · bg шли́фер (waterproof coat) · ar مِعْطَف (waterproof coat) · et vihmakeep (waterproof coat) · ko 레인코트 (waterproof coat) · az plaş (waterproof coat) · cs pláštěnka (waterproof coat) · gl gabardina (waterproof coat) · vec inpermeàbiƚe (waterproof coat) · ko 바바리코트 (waterproof coat) · es forro (slang: condom — see also condom) · ms baju hujan (waterproof coat) · dsb dešćowy płašć (waterproof coat) · th เสื้อกันฝน (waterproof coat) · bg дъждобра́н (waterproof coat) · ca gavardina (waterproof coat) · mi tāpōrena (waterproof coat) · ko 우의 (waterproof coat) · nl regenjas (waterproof coat) · et vihmamantel (waterproof coat) · aht caan cʼaʼi (waterproof coat) · ca impermeable (waterproof coat) · pt capa de chuva (waterproof coat) · gd còta-froise (waterproof coat) · es capa (waterproof coat) · ru плащ (waterproof coat) · de Regenmantel (waterproof coat) · ky плащ (waterproof coat) · ota یاغمورلق (waterproof coat) · az yağmurluq (waterproof coat) · tg боронӣ (waterproof coat) · ro haină de ploaie (waterproof coat) · kk кәжең (waterproof coat) · hi बरसाती (waterproof coat) · es anorak (waterproof coat) · ro trenci (waterproof coat) · ga cóta báistí (waterproof coat) · hi रेनकोट (waterproof coat) · lt lietpaltis (waterproof coat) · ja レインコート (waterproof coat) · alt плащ (waterproof coat) · pt impermeável (waterproof coat) · alt дождевик (waterproof coat) · es chubasquero (waterproof coat) · mt inċirata (waterproof coat) · mk кабаница (waterproof coat) · hy անձրեւանոց (waterproof coat) · hu esőkabát (waterproof coat) · fr K-way (waterproof coat) · mnc ᠶᠣᡩᠠᠨ (waterproof coat) · ka პლაშჩი (waterproof coat) · ml മഴക്കോട്ട് (waterproof coat) · az yağışlıq (waterproof coat) · tl kapote (waterproof coat) · sl dežni plašč (waterproof coat) · cy cot law (waterproof coat) · taa chonh ak (waterproof coat) · gl chuvasqueiro (waterproof coat) · it impermeabile (waterproof coat) · vi áo mưa (waterproof coat) · ne रेनकोट (waterproof coat) · nb regnfrakk (waterproof coat) · is regnkápa (waterproof coat) · ru дождеви́к (waterproof coat) · ro impermeabil (waterproof coat) · mnc ᠨᡝᠮᡝᡵᡴᡠ (waterproof coat) · ckb موشەما (waterproof coat) · vi áo mưa (slang: condom — see also condom)