GILET Meaning of GILET in English [ 'ʒɪleɪ , 'ʒi:leɪ ]■ noun ( plural ~s pronunciation same) a light sleeveless padded jacket.OriginC19: Fr., 'waistcoat', from Sp. jileco , from Turk. yelek . Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004