different between jeans vs dungarees

English

Etymology

Originally a shortened form of jean fustian (from Middle English Gene (“Genoa; Genovese”) + fustian (“strong cotton fabric”). The -s was added to jean under influence from the cognate Old French Jannes (modern French Gênes).

Pronunciation

• enPR: j?nz, IPA^(key): /d??i?nz/
• Rhymes: -i?nz
• Homophone: genes

Noun

jeans pl (plural only)

1. A pair of trousers made from denim cotton.

jeans

1. plural of jean

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:trousers

Derived terms

• blue jeans
• cream in one's jeans

Related terms

• Genoese, Genovese

Descendants

• ? Greek: ???? (tzin)
• ? Hindi: ????? (j?ns)
• ? Irish: jíons

Translations

See also

• ????

Anagrams

• Janes, janes

Dutch

Alternative forms

• jean (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from English jeans.

Pronunciation

Noun

jeans f (plural jeans, diminutive jeansje n)

1. A pair of jeans (denim trousers)
2. (by extension) Any denim garment
3. (invariable) The cotton fabric denim

Synonyms

• (trousers): jeansbroek m, spijkerbroek m

Derived terms

• jeanstint

Related terms

• blue jeans
• Genuees m & adjective

French

Pronunciation

Noun

jeans m

1. plural of jean

Italian

Etymology

From English jeans.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d??ins/

Noun

jeans m pl (plural only)

1. jeans (trousers)

   Hypernym: pantaloni

References

• jeans in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Norman

Etymology

Borrowed from English jeans.

Noun

jeans m pl

1. (Jersey) jeans

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English jeans.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /?d???s/

Noun

jeans m (uncountable)

1. (Brazil) denim (type of textile)

   Synonym: ganga

Noun

jeans m pl or m (in variation) (plural only)

1. jeans (denim trousers)

   Synonym: calças de ganga

Adjective

jeans (plural jeans, not comparable)

1. (Brazil) made of denim

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English jeans.

Pronunciation

Noun

jeans m (plural jeans)

1. jeans (trousers)

   Synonym: pantalones vaqueros

Usage notes

Spelling proscribed as an anglicism; the spelling yin or yines is preferred.

References

English

Etymology

From Hindi ?????? (???gr?, “coarse calico”), from the name of a village.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /?d??.????i?z/

Noun

dungarees pl (normally plural, singular dungaree)

1. Heavy denim pants or trousers, usually with bib and braces, worn especially as work clothing.

   Synonym: (US, Canada) overalls

Related terms

• dungaree

Translations

Anagrams

• Gendreaus, underages, ungreased