Pillowcase — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɪloʊkˌeɪs/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈɪləʊkˌeɪs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈɪləʊkˌeɪs/

3 syllables Say it as /pˈɪloʊkˌeɪs/.

Examples

the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

case pillow slip slip

Parts of Speech

noun	bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow “the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kissenbezug

Bettwäsche, bestehend aus einem Bezug für ein Kissen

🇫🇷French

taie d'oreiller

linge de lit composé d'une housse pour un oreiller

🇪🇸Spanish

funda de almohada

ropa de cama compuesta por una funda para una almohada

🇮🇹Italian

federa

biancheria da letto composta da una fodera per cuscino

🇳🇱Dutch

kussensloop

bedlinnen bestaande uit een hoes voor een kussen

🇵🇹Portuguese

fronha

roupa de cama composta por capa de travesseiro

🇷🇺Russian

наволочка

постельное белье, состоящее из чехла на подушку

India

🇧🇩Bengali

বালিশ

একটি বালিশ জন্য একটি আবরণ গঠিত বিছানা পট্টবস্ত্র

🇮🇳Tamil

தலையணை உறை

ஒரு தலையணை ஒரு கவர் கொண்ட படுக்கை துணி

🇮🇳Marathi

उशी

उशीसाठी कव्हर असलेले बेड लिनन

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઓશીકું

બેડ લેનિન જેમાં ઓશીકું માટે કવર હોય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ದಿಂಬಿನ ಪೆಟ್ಟಿಗೆ

ಬೆಡ್ ಲಿನಿನ್ ಒಂದು ಮೆತ್ತೆಗಾಗಿ ಹೊದಿಕೆಯನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿರುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਿਰਹਾਣਾ

ਸਿਰਹਾਣੇ ਲਈ ਢੱਕਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਬੈੱਡ ਲਿਨਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

تکیہ

بستر کا چادر جس میں تکیے کا احاطہ ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

枕套

床单，包括枕头套

🇯🇵Japanese

枕カバー

枕カバーからなるベッドリネン

🇰🇷Korean

베갯잇

베개 커버로 구성된 침대 시트

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vỏ gối

khăn trải giường bao gồm một vỏ gối

🇹🇭Thai

ปลอกหมอน

ผ้าปูเตียงประกอบด้วยผ้าหุ้มหมอน

🇮🇩Indonesian

sarung bantal

sprei terdiri dari sarung bantal

🇵🇭Filipino

punda ng unan

bed linen na binubuo ng isang takip para sa isang unan

🇲🇾Malay

sarung bantal

linen katil yang terdiri daripada sarung bantal

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

وسادة

أغطية السرير تتكون من غطاء للوسادة

🇮🇷Persian

روبالشی

ملحفه متشکل از روکشی برای بالش

🇹🇷Turkish

yastık kılıfı

yastık kılıfından oluşan yatak çarşafı

🇮🇱Hebrew

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What is the primary definition of the word 'pillowcase'?

The primary meaning of 'pillowcase' is 'bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow'.

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Using 'pillowcase' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'pillowcase' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'pillowcase' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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