dungaree

[ duhng-guh-ree ]

/ ˌdʌŋ gəˈri /

noun

dungarees,

work clothes, overalls, etc., of blue denim.
blue jeans.

blue denim.

RELATED WORDS

pants, jeans, trousers, denims

Nearby words

Origin of dungaree

First recorded in 1605–15, dungaree is from the Hindi word dungrī kind of coarse cloth

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Examples from the Web for dungaree

He was dressed in a pea-jacket and dungaree pants, but had no boots.
Rdan The Devil And Other Stories|Louis Becke
I refer, of course, to that bird which our shipmates denominate "dungaree chicken."
In Eastern Seas|J. J. Smith
When he arrived again at Walkley's mansion he found the verandah crowded with correspondents in khaki, duck, dungaree and flannel.
Wounds in the rain|Stephen Crane
Dave Darrin quickly divested himself of his dungaree working clothes, then stripped entirely, going under a shower bath.
Dave Darrin on the Asiatic Station|H. Irving Hancock

Clad only in dungaree trousers and singlet, I go below, on watch.
An Ocean Tramp|William McFee

British Dictionary definitions for dungaree

dungaree

/ (ˌdʌŋɡəˈriː) /

noun

a coarse cotton fabric used chiefly for work clothes, etc

(plural)

a suit of workman's overalls made of this material consisting of trousers with a bib attached
a casual garment resembling this, usually worn by women or children

US trousers

Word Origin for dungaree

C17: from Hindi dungrī, after Dungrī, district of Mumbai, where this fabric originated

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Word Origin and History for dungaree

dungaree

1610s, dongerijns, from Hindi dungri "coarse calico," from the name of a village, now one of the quarters of Bombay.