English
abacost
Abacost comes from English costume ‘down with the western suit’.
- English1500–presentcostume‘down with the western suit’
- Englishearliest quotation 2005abacost
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- English1500–presentcostume‘down with the western suit’
- Englishearliest quotation 2005abacost
Earliest quotation: 2005, Jeanne M. Haskin, Algora: “Wearing a collarless jacket called the abacost that reflected…”
Linked words
through English costume ‘down with the western suit’
Today it means
noun A short- or long-sleeved button-up jacket, worn without a shirt, that was promoted in Zaire under the regime of Mobutu Sese Seko.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / English costume / abacost