noun, feminine/eskaˈfandɾa/plural: escafandras
diving suit
Related: escafandrista
Borrowed from French scaphandre, from Ancient Greek σκάφη (skáphē, “boat”) and ἀνδρός (andrós, “man”). Term first used in French in 1775 by Jean-Baptiste de la Chappelle. Cognate with Portuguese escafandro.