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dungarees.

Heavy denim pants or trousers, usually with bib and braces, worn especially as work clothing.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌdʌŋ.ɡəˈɹiːz/UK, US
  1. Heavy denim pants or trousers, usually with bib and braces, worn especially as work clothing.

    plural · plural-only
    Helen donned a pair of faded dungarees and grabbed her knapsack before rushing off to school.
Where this word comes from

From dungaree + -s, from Hindi डूंगरी (ḍūṅgrī, “coarse calico”), from the name of a village.

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