haalari

Borrowed from Swedish dialectal överhalare or halare (“boilersuit”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑːlɑri/, [ˈhɑ̝ːlɑ̝ri]
• Rhymes: -ɑːlɑri
• Syllabification^(key): haa‧la‧ri

haalari

1. (often in the plural) overall, overalls, coverall, coveralls, boiler suit (one-piece suit combining trousers and jacket, worn over regular clothes to protect them in manual labour)

   Synonym: kokohaalari

2. Ellipsis of haalarihousut (“overall, dungarees, bib overalls, bib-and-brace overalls”). (garment, worn for manual labor, with an integral covering extending to the chest, supported by straps)

   Synonyms: avohaalari, dongarit, housuhaalari, lappuhaalari

3. (often in the plural) Ellipsis of vauvahaalari (“onesie”). (one-piece garment for an infant or small child, generally worn over a diaper)

   Synonym: potkupuku

4. (often in the plural) Ellipsis of hyppyhaalari (“jumpsuit”). (one-piece item of clothing used by parachutists)
5. jumpsuit, onesie (any one-piece garment worn for sports or leisure)

• “haalari”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02