coat hanger

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coat hanger

/ˌkəʊ̯t ˈhæ̞ŋə/ UK
/ˌkoʊ̯t ˈhæ̝ŋɚ/ US
/ˌkoʊ̯t ˈheɪ̯ŋɚ/
/ˌkoʊ̯t ˈhɛ̃ŋɚ/
/ˌkəʉ̯t ˈhæ̞ŋə/ Australia

noun coat hangers · coathanger · coat-hanger

A device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc, consisting of a hook with sloping "arms" in the approximate shape of human shoulders.
Similar: clothes hanger, clothing hanger

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noun device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc

Español	percha, gancho, colgador
한국어	옷걸이 otgeori
日本語	ハンガー hangā, 衣紋掛け emonkake
中文	衣架 yījià
Português	cabide, cruzeta
Français	cintre
Deutsch	Kleiderbügel, Bügel
Italiano	gruccia, stampella, appendiabiti
Ελληνικά	κρεμάστρα kremástra
Română	umeraș, portmantou, umerar, cuier
Русский	ве́шалка véšalka, пле́чики pléčiki, тре́мпель trémpelʹ
Tiếng Việt	mắc áo, móc
العربية	شَمَّاعَة šammāʕa, عَلَّاقَة ʕallāqa

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@misc{coat_hanger_2026,
  title = {coat hanger},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/coat%20hanger},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}