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pantaloons

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An article of clothing covering each leg separately, that covers the area from the waist to the ankle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

plural of pantaloon

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh2- Proto-Indo-European *-énts Proto-Indo-European *ph2énts? Proto-Hellenic *pánts Ancient Greek πᾶς (pâs) Ancient Greek ἔλεος (éleos) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh1ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh1yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek ἐλεέω (eleéō) Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ Ancient Greek -μων (-mōn) Ancient Greek ἐλεήμων (eleḗmōn) Ancient Greek Παντελεήμων (Panteleḗmōn)der. Italian Pantalonebor. French pantalonbor. English pantaloon English pantaloons From pantaloon.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: calces — an article of clothing covering each leg separately
  • Catalan: pantalons — an article of clothing covering each leg separately
  • Czech: dlouhé kalhoty — an article of clothing covering each leg separately
  • Czech: hatě — an article of clothing covering each leg separately
  • Galician: calzas — an article of clothing covering each leg separately
  • Galician: pantalóns — an article of clothing covering each leg separately
  • Greek: παντελόνι (pantelóni) — an article of clothing covering each leg separately
  • Manx: troosyn çhionn — an article of clothing covering each leg separately
  • Polish: pantalony — an article of clothing covering each leg separately
  • Sicilian: càusi — an article of clothing covering each leg separately