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- French · calque ofgilet jaune
- English todayyellow vest
Calque of French gilet jaune.
Words from the same roots
Frenchgilet jaune all →
gilet jaune
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
yellow vest
Today it means: A member of a French protest movement which started in late 2018 against rising fuel prices and advocates for economic justice and institutional political reforms. Full definition →
French gilet jaune