Kilo Lingo

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masculine

/kalˈθon/

Line drawing of calzón
Coloured illustration of calzón
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Translation

underpants, knickers; shorts (Latin America)

Word origin

From calza ('hose, legging'), plus the augmentative suffix -ón, ultimately from Latin calceus ('shoe').

Origin
Latin
Root
calceus

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralcalzones

Examples

maleta .

I put a clean pair of underpants in the suitcase just in case.

¿ ?

Where did you leave my favourite underpants?

.

The boy ran around the house in just his underpants.

gimnasio entrenar.

At the gym I wear comfortable shorts to train.

¡ , !

These underpants are already old, we need to buy new ones!

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This word is part of lesson 90.