Weste

17th century, from French veste. At first also Veste, though the spelling with W- has always been predominant; perhaps to distinguish it from Veste (“fortress”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɛstə/

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Weste f (genitive Weste, plural Westen)

1. waistcoat, vest (usually sleeveless garment worn over a shirt)

• kugelsichere Weste
• Schutzweste
• Stichschutzweste
• Sprengstoffweste
• Schwimmweste
• weiße Weste

• Westentasche

• → Czech: vesta
• → Kashubian: westa
• → Silesian: westa

• “Weste” in Duden online
• “Weste” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

• IPA^(key): /ˈveʃtə/
• Rhymes: -eʃtə
• Syllabification: Wes‧te

Weste m

1. west

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

Apheresis of Oeste, derived from Spanish oeste (“west”).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈweste/ [ˈwɛs.t̪ɛ]
• Rhymes: -este
• Syllabification: Wes‧te

Weste (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒ)

1. alternative form of Oeste: western (part of a region; used in place names)