Phrase guide

swimming trunks

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

Examples

  • After class, Nick changed into his swimming trunks and dived into the pool.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bathing trunks, swim trunks, trunks

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

swimsuit worn by men while swimming

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bathing trunks

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: swimsuit, swimwear, bathing suit, swimming costume, bathing costume

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

52 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مايوه رِجالي (māyūh rijāly) — a pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
  • Armenian: լողավարտիք (loġavartikʻ) — a pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
  • Bulgarian: ба́нски гаще́та (bánski gaštéta) — a pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
  • Bulgarian: гаще́та (gaštéta) — a pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
  • Burmese: ဘောင်းဘီတို (bhaung:bhitui) — a pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
  • Catalan: banyador — a pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
  • Chinese Cantonese: 泳褲 /泳裤 — a pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
  • Chinese Mandarin: 泳褲 /泳裤 (yǒngkù) — a pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
  • Chinese Mandarin: 游泳褲 /游泳裤 (yóuyǒngkù) — a pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
  • Czech: plavky — a pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
  • Danish: badebukser — a pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
  • Dutch: zwembroek — a pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
  • Esperanto: bankalsono — a pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
  • Estonian: ujumispüksid — a pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
  • Finnish: uimahousut — a pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
  • Finnish: uimashortsit — a pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
  • French: maillot de bain — a pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
  • French: slip de bain — a pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
  • German: Badehose — a pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
  • German: Schwimmhose — a pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
  • Greek: μαγιό (magió) — a pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
  • Hebrew: מכנסי שחיה (miknesey s'chiyah) — a pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
  • Hungarian: fürdőnadrág — a pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
  • Icelandic: sundskýla — a pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
  • Italian: costume da bagno — a pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
  • Japanese: 水泳パンツ (suieipantsu) — a pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
  • Japanese: 海水パンツ (kaisuipantsu) — a pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
  • Korean: 수영복 바지 (suyeongbok baji) — a pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
  • Korean: 수영 팬츠 (suyeong paencheu) — a pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
  • Latvian: peldbikses — a pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
  • Lithuanian: glaudės — a pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
  • Norwegian Bokmål: badebukser — a pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: badebukse — a pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
  • Polish: kąpielówki — a pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
  • Polish: spodenki kąpielowe — a pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
  • Portuguese: calções de banho — a pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
  • Portuguese: sunga — a pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
  • Romanian: slip — a pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
  • Romanian: slip de baie — a pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
  • Russian: пла́вки (plávki) — a pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
  • Scots: dookers — a pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
  • Serbo-Croatian: купаће гаће — a pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
  • Serbo-Croatian: kupaće gaće — a pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
  • Slovak: plavky — a pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
  • Slovene: kopalke — a pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
  • Spanish: bañador — a pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
  • Spanish: taparrabos — a pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
  • Swedish: badbyxor — a pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
  • Turkish: mayo — a pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
  • Ukrainian: пла́вки (plávky) — a pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
  • Volapük: svimablitil — a pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
  • Welsh: trywsus nofio — a pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing