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turtleneck

turtleneck

See also: turtle-neck and turtle neck

English

Alternative forms

Noun

turtleneck ‎(plural turtlenecks)

(US) A high, close-fitting collar, turned back on itself and covering all or most of the neck, on a sweater or similar garment.
(US) A turtleneck sweater.

Synonyms

(collar): polo neck (UK), turtleneck collar (US)
(sweater): polo neck sweater (UK), turtleneck sweater (US)

Derived terms

Derived terms

mock turtleneck
turtleneck collar

turtle-necked, turtlenecked
turtle-neck sweater, turtleneck sweater

Translations

high, close-fitting collar rolled up

Czech: rolák m
Dutch: rolkraag m, col (nl) m
French: col roulé (fr) m
Georgian: სვიტრი (ka) ‎(sviṭri), სვიტრი (ka) ‎(sviṭri)
German: Rollkragen m

Greek: ζιβάγκο (el) n ‎(zivánko)
Icelandic: rúllukragi m
Italian: dolcevita (it) m, collo alto m
Polish: golf (pl) m
Portuguese: gola alta f, gola rulê (pt) f, gola olímpica f
Russian: хому́т (ru) m ‎(xomút) (horse collar)

turtleneck sweater

Czech: rolák m
Dutch: rolkraagtrui f, coltrui (nl) f
French: pull à col roulé m, col roulé (fr) m
German: Rollkragenpullover m
Greek: ζιβάγκο (el) n ‎(zivánko)
Hungarian: garbó (hu)

Icelandic: rúllukragapeysa f
Italian: dolcevita (it) m, collo alto m
Navajo: ééʼnaatsʼǫǫdii
Polish: golf (pl) m
Russian: водола́зка (ru) f ‎(vodolázka)