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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPants
/pænts/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An outer garment covering the body from the waist to the ankles, with a separate part for each leg.
"She wore a pair of blue jeans as her favorite pants." - 2
Trousers of a specific style or material, often used in a more formal context.
"He decided to wear dress pants for the interview."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word is a shortened form of 'pantaloons', which derived from Pantalone, a stock character in 16th-century Italian commedia dell'arte who traditionally wore tight trousers. The name eventually transitioned through French and English, shortening to 'pants' by the 19th century to denote an outer garment covering the body from the waist to the ankles.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pants" is said worldwide
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裤子
Transliteration: kùzi
"她穿着一条新裤子。"
pantalon
Transliteration: pantalon
"Elle porte un pantalon noir."
Hose
Transliteration: hoh-zeh
"Er trägt eine blaue Hose."
pantaloni
Transliteration: pan-ta-lo-ni
"Indossa dei pantaloni eleganti."
pantalones
Transliteration: pan-ta-lo-nes
"Ella lleva pantalones cortos."
calças
Transliteration: kal-sas
"Ele está usando calças novas."
पैंट
Transliteration: pant
"वह नई पैंट पहन रहा है।"
바지
Transliteration: baji
"그녀는 새 바지를 입고 있다."
ズボン
Transliteration: zubon
"彼は新しいズボンを履いている。"
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