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Pajamas

//pəˈd͡ʒɑ.məz// noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    Clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in, usually consisting of a loose-fitting shirt and pants/trousers. plural, plural-only

    "She put on a coat over her new pair of pajamas."

  2. 2
    Loose-fitting trousers worn by both sexes in various southern Asian countries including India. plural, plural-only
  3. 3
    The coloured uniform worn by players in professional limited overs matches. plural, plural-only, slang

Etymology

From Urdu پاجامہ (pājāma) (Hindi पाजामा (pājāmā)), from Classical Persian پَاجَامَه (pājāma, “trousers, drawers”), from پَا (pā, “leg”) + جَامَه (jāma, “garment”).

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