How to pronounce jacket
American English pronunciation
JAK-it
- IPA
- /ˈdʒækɪt/
- Syllables
- JAK · it (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What jacket means
Most people know jacket in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
The paper cover wrapped around a book
In a sentence: Sam took the jacket off his new book so it would not get torn.
Where it comes from: It comes from the old French word jaquet, a small form of jaque, a kind of short coat. The book's cover was named after the coat.
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