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==Etymology== The word ''jacket'' comes from the French word ''jaquette''. The term comes from the [[Middle French]] noun ''jaquet'', which refers to a small or lightweight [[tunic]].<ref>{{OEtymD|jacket|accessdate=2011-09-07}}</ref> In [[Modern French]], ''jaquette'' is synonymous with ''jacket''. Speakers of [[American English]] sometimes informally use the words ''jacket'' and ''coat'' interchangeably.<ref>''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]'', [[Oxford University Press]], 1971</ref> The word is cognate with [[Spanish language|Spanish]] ''jaco'' and [[Italian language|Italian]] ''giacca'' or ''giacchetta'', first recorded around 1350s. It is ultimately loaned from Arabic ''shakk (شكّ)'', which in turn loaned from [[Aramaic language|Aramaic]] and [[Hebrew]] ''shaḳḳ (שַׁקּ)''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Nişanyan |first1=Sevan |title=ceket (jacket) - Nişanyan Sözlük |url=https://www.nisanyansozluk.com/kelime/ceket |website=Nişanyan Sözlük |publisher=Nişanyan Sözlük |access-date=11 September 2022}}</ref>
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