pedal pushers

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈpɛdl̩ ˌpʊʃəz/
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• General-American: /ˈpɛdəl ˌpʊʃɚz/
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From pedal pusher (“cyclist”) + -s (suffix forming pluralia tantum and regular plurals of nouns), as they were originally worn by cyclists.

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Afrikaans: trapperbroek — women’s casual trousers, usually fairly form-fitting, that end at the calves
• Arabic: ضاغط قدمي — women’s casual trousers, usually fairly form-fitting, that end at the calves
• Finnish: pohjehousut — women’s casual trousers, usually fairly form-fitting, that end at the calves
• French: legging — women’s casual trousers, usually fairly form-fitting, that end at the calves
• French: pantacourt — women’s casual trousers, usually fairly form-fitting, that end at the calves
• Hungarian: halásznadrág — women’s casual trousers, usually fairly form-fitting, that end at the calves
• Macedonian: бицикли́стички (biciklístički) — women’s casual trousers, usually fairly form-fitting, that end at the calves
• Polish: rybaczki — women’s casual trousers, usually fairly form-fitting, that end at the calves