anorak

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈænəræk/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(an′ə rak′, ä′nə räk′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
an•o•rak  (an′ə rak′, ä′nə räk′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Clothinga hooded pullover jacket originally made of fur and worn in the arctic, now made of any weather-resistant fabric.
  2. Clothinga jacket patterned after this, made of any weather-resistant material and worn widely.
  • Inuit (Greenlandic) annoraaq
  • 1920–25

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
anorak / ˈænəˌræk/
  1. a warm waterproof hip-length jacket usually with a hood, originally worn in polar regions, but now worn for any outdoor activity
  2. a socially inept person with a hobby considered by most people to be boring
Etymology: from Inuktitut ánorâq
'anorak' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
cagoule

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