/ ˈpɑːkə; NAmE ˈpɑːrkə/ noun
a very warm jacket or coat with a hood that often has fur inside
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WORD ORIGIN
late 18th cent.: via Aleut from Russian . Aleut is a language related to Eskimo but now almost extinct.
/ ˈpɑːkə; NAmE ˈpɑːrkə/ noun
a very warm jacket or coat with a hood that often has fur inside
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WORD ORIGIN
late 18th cent.: via Aleut from Russian . Aleut is a language related to Eskimo but now almost extinct.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005