What does "nehru jacket" mean?

A hip-length tailored unisex coat with a mandarin collar, modelled on the South Asian achkan or sherwani and briefly popular in the West in the 1960s and 1970s.

What is a synonym for "nehru jacket"?

Common synonyms include: nehru.

How do you pronounce "nehru jacket"?

Pronounced //ˈneɪ.ɹu ˈdʒæk.ɪt//.

Nehru jacket

/ˈneɪ.ɹu ˈdʒæk.ɪt/ noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
A hip-length tailored unisex coat with a mandarin collar, modelled on the South Asian achkan or sherwani and briefly popular in the West in the 1960s and 1970s.

Synonyms

All synonyms

nehru

Etymology

After Jawaharlal Nehru, first Prime Minister of India, who wore such a jacket.

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