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tunic en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈtuːnɪk/
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈtjuːnɪk/

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French tunique, from Latin tunica, possibly from Semitic (compare Aramaic [script needed] (kittuna), Hebrew כותנת (kuttoneth, “coat”), English chiton); or from Etruscan. Existed in Old English as tunece; unknown if that term was lost and then reborrowed later. Doublet of tunica.

Meanings

1. A garment worn over the torso, with or without sleeves, and of various lengths reaching from the hips to the ankles.
   • As soon as Julia returned with a constable, Timothy, who was on the point of exhaustion, prepared to give over to him gratefully. The newcomer turned out to be a powerful youngster, fully trained and eager to help, and he stripped off his tunic at once. 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 19, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
2. Any covering, such as seed coat or the organ that covers a membrane.
   • Select individual bulbs that are firm and have no noticeable blemishes on them. Don't worry about the papery covering or tunic. That may or may not be in place, […] 2015, Charlie Nardozzi, New England Month-by-Month Gardening: What to Do Each Month to Have a Beautiful Garden All Year, Cool Springs Press, →ISBN, page 132:
3. Synonym of gymslip.

Forms

Deriveds

tunicin · tunicwise · tunicked · serous tunic · supertunic · mucous tunic · tunicless · undertunic · subtunic · overtunic · tuniclike · albugineous tunic

Descendants

tiwnig

Synonyms

tunica · tunica · tunicle · gymslip

Translations (44)

nah camitl (garment) · sog ܟܪܝܬܝ (garment) · cmn 短袍 (garment) · nl tuniek (garment) · grc χιτών (garment) · ro tunică (garment) · tl tunika (garment) · ru блузка (garment) · fr tunique (garment) · ga tuineach (garment) · it tunica (garment) · qu unku (garment) · fa کرته (garment) · pt túnica (garment) · la tunica (garment) · he כֻּתֹּנֶת (garment) · nrf teunique (garment) · de Tunika (garment) · cs tunika (garment) · es tipoy (garment) · hu buroklevél (any covering, such as seed coat or the organ that covers a membrane) · es tipoi (garment) · el αμπέχονο (garment) · ga ionar (garment) · es túnica (garment) · fi asetakki (garment) · bg туни́ка (garment) · grc ἀμπέχονον (garment) · fi viitta (garment) · eo tuniko (garment) · tr tunik (garment) · fi jakku (garment) · ja チュニック (garment) · uga 𐎋𐎚𐎐 (garment) · hu tunika (garment) · ru туни́ка (garment) · fi tunika (garment) · cy tiwnig (garment) · pl tunika (garment) · ca túnica (garment) · sv tunika (garment) · fa قرطه (garment) · es tipói (garment) · ru жакет (garment)