Translation
trousers
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Word origin
From French pantalon, named after Pantalone, the old Venetian merchant of Italian comedy who wore long trousers when everyone else wore breeches. His own name goes back to Saint Pantaleone of Venice. English pantaloons and pants come from the same stage character.
- Origin
- French, from Italian
- Root
- Pantalone
- English cognates
- pantaloons, pants
Examples
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He bought new trousers for the party.
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These trousers are too short for me.
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She wears blue trousers and a white shirt.
Unlike English trousers, is grammatically singular: one garment, one word. You buy , not a pair of anything, and the plural means several garments.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 14, lesson 2: pantalono, ĵurnalo, justa and 7 more words.