lapel

Pronunciation: /ləˈpɛl/

The English word “lapel” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

Each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on the front of a jacket or coat that are folded back below the throat, leaving a triangular opening between.

From lap + -el (“diminutive suffix”).

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