Lederhosen

//ˈleɪdɚˌhoʊzən// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A pair of knee-breeches made of leather, typical of Bavaria and Austria. plural, plural-only
  2. 2
    leather shorts often worn with suspenders; worn especially by men and boys in Bavaria wordnet

Etymology

Borrowed from German Lederhose (literally “leather trousers”). The final -n probably from the German plural; alternatively influenced by Bavarian Lederhosn (singular and plural).

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knee breeches

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