casaca
everyday, Peru
A jacket in Peru is a casaca. The word chaqueta is understood, but casaca is the everyday choice. A chompa in Peru is a knitted sweater, not a jacket.
Meaning: jacket (noun)
Ways to say it
| Spanish | Note |
|---|---|
| casaca | everyday, Peru |
| chaqueta | standard, understood |
| chompa | sweater, Peru |
Say Ponte la casaca for "put on your jacket". Use casaca de cuero for a leather jacket.
Which one should you use?
In Peru chompa names a knitted pullover, often made of alpaca or wool. Do not use it when you mean a jacket.
Did you know?
- Chompa is thought to come from the English word "jumper".
Examples in context
- Ponte la casaca, hace frío.Put on your jacket, it is cold.
- Compré una casaca de cuero.I bought a leather jacket.
- Esta chompa es de alpaca.This sweater is alpaca.
Example conversation
Sofía reminds her son Pablo to take a jacket before leaving home in Lima.
- SofíaPablo, lleva tu casaca. Hace frío.Pablo, take your jacket. It is cold.
- PabloPero no la encuentro.But I cannot find it.
- SofíaEstá en el sillón, junto a tu chompa.It is on the armchair, next to your sweater.
