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チョッキ (ちょっき, chokki) Japanese meaning: waistcoat | Kotomora
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Related words ベスト is the modern, everyday word for a vest or waistcoat, while チョッキ is an older, now rarely used term for the same garment.
チョッキ is an older, somewhat dated word for a vest, while ベスト is the modern standard term used today.
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下した
に
チョッキ
を
着き
て
い
た
。
My grandfather used to wear a waistcoat under his suit.
脱ぬ
ぐ
to take off a vest
It got hot, so I took off my vest.
Etymology Loanword from Portuguese 'jaqueta' or possibly English 'jacket', entering Japanese in the late Edo or early Meiji period. The exact derivation is uncertain.
