Meanings
nounboxing glove (plural boxing gloves)
plural boxing gloves
- boxingA padded mitten, designed to protect the hand while punching, and worn in boxing.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounboxing equipment consisting of big and padded coverings for the fists of the fighters; worn for the sport of boxing
Similar
Broader
boxing equipment
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
First attested in 1811.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian бо́ксова ръкави́ца
- бо́ксова ръкави́ца (bóksova răkavíca)padded mitten worn in boxing
Catalan guant de boxa
- guant de boxapadded mitten worn in boxing
Chinese Mandarin 拳擊手套 /拳击手套
- 拳擊手套 /拳击手套 (quánjī shǒutào)padded mitten worn in boxing
Dutch bokshandschoen
- bokshandschoenpadded mitten worn in boxing
Finnish nyrkkeilyhanska, nyrkkeilyhansikas
- nyrkkeilyhanskapadded mitten worn in boxing
- nyrkkeilyhansikaspadded mitten worn in boxing
- nyrkkeilykäsinepadded mitten worn in boxing
- nyrkkeilykinnaspadded mitten worn in boxing
French gant de boxe
- gant de boxepadded mitten worn in boxing
German Boxhandschuh
- Boxhandschuhpadded mitten worn in boxing
Greek γάντι μποξ
- γάντι μποξ (gánti box)padded mitten worn in boxing
Hebrew כְּפָפַת אִגְרוּף
- כְּפָפַת אִגְרוּף (kfafát igrúf)padded mitten worn in boxing
Hungarian bokszkesztyű
- bokszkesztyűpadded mitten worn in boxing
Irish lámhainn dornála, miotóg dhornálaíochta
- lámhainn dornálapadded mitten worn in boxing
- miotóg dhornálaíochtapadded mitten worn in boxing
- lámhainn dornálaíochtapadded mitten worn in boxing
Italian guantone, guanto da boxe
- guantonepadded mitten worn in boxing
- guanto da boxepadded mitten worn in boxing
- guantone da boxepadded mitten worn in boxing
Japanese ボクシンググローブ
- ボクシンググローブ (bokushingugurōbu)padded mitten worn in boxing
Latin caestus
- caestuspadded mitten worn in boxing
Malay sarung tinju
- sarung tinjupadded mitten worn in boxing
Norwegian Bokmål boksehanske
- boksehanskepadded mitten worn in boxing
Polish rękawica bokserska
- rękawica bokserskapadded mitten worn in boxing
Portuguese luva de boxe
- luva de boxepadded mitten worn in boxing
Russian боксёрская перча́тка
- боксёрская перча́тка (boksjórskaja perčátka)padded mitten worn in boxing
Spanish guantes boxeo
- guantes boxeopadded mitten worn in boxing
Swedish boxhandske
- boxhandskepadded mitten worn in boxing
Thai นวม
- นวม (nuam)padded mitten worn in boxing
Turkish boks eldiveni
- boks eldivenipadded mitten worn in boxing
Cite this entry
APA
boxing glove. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boxing%20glove
MLA
“boxing glove.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boxing%20glove. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “boxing glove,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boxing%20glove.
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