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tröja

Pronunciation: /²trœja/

“tröja” is a Swedish word. Its 7 meanings in English:

noun

  1. an upper-body garment, excluding outerwear like jackets, especially one worn for warmth and usually not for example a dress shirt (which is a skjorta); usually pulled over the head to put on, though sometimes with buttons or a zipper (for example on some hoodies)
  2. a T-shirt
  3. a sweater, a jumper
  4. a cardigan
  5. a sweatshirt
  6. a hoodie
  7. a jerkin, a doublet

Etymology

From Middle Low German troye, troie, of uncertain origin, perhaps borrowed from Old French troie (“sweater, cardigan from Troyes”). Cognate with Icelandic treyja and Dutch trui.

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