parka

American  

[pahr-kuh] / ˈpɑr kə /

noun

1. a fur coat, shirtlike and hooded, for wear in the Arctic and other regions of extreme cold.

2. a hip-length jacket or overshirt with an attached hood, often of wool or of a windproof, water-repellent material lined or trimmed with wool, used by skiers, hunters, the military, etc.

3. any coat or jacket with a hood, as a hooded raincoat or windbreaker.

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parka British  

/ ˈpɑːkə /

noun

1. a warm hip-length weatherproof coat with a hood, originally worn by the Inuit

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Etymology

Origin of parka

First recorded in 1770–80; from Aleut or Yupik or directly from dialectal Russian párka, from Komi or directly from Nenets

Example Sentences

As her rivals nervously shuffle in their boots, Shiffrin will clear space on the ground, fold a parka as a pillow, shut her blue eyes and doze off.

From The Wall Street Journal

There’s a man in a big parka leaning against one of the cars.

From Literature

Everything they had except for the shotgun and the parkas on their backs had just sunk to the bottom of the lake.

From Literature

Puffer jackets cut like dresses and huge parkas topped with XXL fake fur hats completed the look of the "hot as ice" team, as one jumper had it.

From Barron's

In winter it’s not uncommon to see Somalis in traditional dress bundled up in big American-style parkas and stocking caps worn over hijabs.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• coat
• fur
• sheath
• tunic