noun, masculine/pal.to/plural: paletots
paletot, jacket
Related: sauter sur le paletot, secouer le paletot, tomber sur le paletot
Etymology tree Middle English paltokbor. Middle French paltoke French paletot Inherited from Middle French paltoke, paletoc, from Middle English paltok; first element related to Latin pallium (“cloak”), second element of uncertain origin.