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noun
A pair of knee-breeches made of leather, typical of Bavaria and Austria.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
leather shorts often worn with suspenders; worn especially by men and boys in Bavaria
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: short pants, shorts, trunks
History
Borrowed from German Lederhose (literally “leather trousers”). The final -n probably from the German plural; alternatively influenced by Bavarian Lederhosn (singular and plural).
Across languages
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
