エプロン

えぷろん
noun
apron
1. apron
A protective garment worn over the front of one's clothes when cooking, cleaning, or doing other messy tasks.
エプロンをつける。
To put on an apron.
料理(りょうり)する(まえ)にエプロンをした。
I put on an apron before cooking.
(はは)花柄(はながら)のエプロンをしながら台所(だいどころ)()っていた。
My mother was standing in the kitchen wearing a floral apron.

From English "apron." A protective garment worn over clothes when cooking, cleaning, or doing crafts.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • エプロンをする: to wear an apron (casual)
  • エプロンをつける: to put on an apron (slightly more precise)
  • エプロンを(はず)す: to take off an apron
  • エプロン姿(すがた): wearing an apron (descriptive, e.g., in a story)

USAGE NOTE:
Both する and つける are natural with エプロン. する is more casual and common in speech; つける emphasizes the action of putting it on.

In Japan, エプロン is associated with home cooking and domestic work. Some Japanese schools require エプロン for cooking class (調理(ちょうり)実習(じっしゅう)).