noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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