PARKA
What does "PARKA" mean?
A long, warm hooded jacket designed for very cold weather.
Meanings
- A heavy hooded coat, usually lined or insulated, made to keep out cold and wind. She zipped her parka to the chin against the blizzard.
Did you know?
- Your winter parka carries an Arctic pedigree in its name: English took 'parka' from Russian, which had borrowed it from the Nenets people of Siberia, who used it for a hooded skin coat.
Word origin
From Russian 'parka', borrowed from Nenets, a language of Arctic Siberia, where it named a hooded animal-skin coat; reached English through encounters in the far north.
Remember it
PARKA sounds like 'park-a' car in the snow - you'd want a parka to do it.
A little poem
Hood cinched to a slit-
the whole white howling country
narrowed to warm breath.
haiku
What it teaches
The best gear is borrowed from those who survive the worst; learn from people the cold never broke.
Quick facts
What does PARKA mean?
A long, warm hooded jacket designed for very cold weather.
Is PARKA a valid word?
Yes — PARKA is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is PARKA?
PARKA has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does PARKA come from?
From Russian 'parka', borrowed from Nenets, a language of Arctic Siberia, where it named a hooded animal-skin coat; reached English through encounters in the far north.
What can PARKA teach us?
The best gear is borrowed from those who survive the worst; learn from people the cold never broke.
How players do
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