dungarees
/ˌdʌŋ.ɡəˈɹiːz/
dungarees noun: heavy denim pants or trousers, usually with bib and braces, worn especially as work clothing.
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Noun
dungarees pl (plural only, attributive dungaree)
- Heavy denim pants or trousers, usually with bib and braces, worn especially as work clothing.
- Helen donned a pair of faded dungarees and grabbed her knapsack before rushing off to school.
- Next came a domeshaped sukhpal (palanquin), its silver plated pole being borne by eight sturdy troopers wearing red flowing kurtas, silk kamarbunds, and silk dungarees.1976, Tapan Ghosh, The Adventures of Shivaji, page 140
- Synonyms:
- overalls
Synonyms of dungarees
Forms of dungarees
| attributive | dungaree |
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Origin of dungarees
From dungaree + -s, from Hindi डूंगरी (ḍūṅgrī, “coarse calico”), from the name of a village.
Questions about dungarees
- What does dungarees mean?
- Dungarees means heavy denim pants or trousers, usually with bib and braces, worn especially as work clothing.
- What part of speech is dungarees?
- Dungarees is a noun.
- How do you pronounce dungarees?
- Dungarees is pronounced /ˌdʌŋ.ɡəˈɹiːz/ (UK).
Words near dungarees in the dictionary
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