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pyjama.

pyjamas, a matching set of light material trousers and vest for wearing to bed and sleeping in

6 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/piˈjaːmaː/
  1. pyjamas, a matching set of light material trousers and vest for wearing to bed and sleeping in

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from English pyjamas, with spelling pronunciation, from pai jamahs (“loose trousers tied at the waist, worn by Muslims in India”), adopted by colonials, especially for nightwear, probably from Hindi पैजामा (paijāmā, “pajama”), itself from Persian پایجامه.

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