lederhosen

[ley-der-hoh-zuhn]

plural noun

1. leather shorts, usually with suspenders, worn especially in Bavaria.

lederhosen

/ ˈleɪdəˌhəʊzən /

plural noun

1. leather shorts with H-shaped braces, worn by men in Austria, Bavaria, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of lederhosen¹

1935–40; < German, equivalent to Leder leather + Hosen trousers, shorts

Word History and Origins

Origin of lederhosen¹

German: leather trousers

Example Sentences

When you come up that hilltop in the lederhosen, I just thought, “What would Martin Short have to say about these shorts?”

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Reporting from Muenster, Texas, where he ate sausage and sauerkraut but did not wear lederhosen.

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Two teddy bears wearing lederhosen watch over a variety of Teutonic wines — each bear holding its own bottle — near the pickles and coffee.

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A TV producer also presented Brady with Bavarian lederhosen.

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Bavarians have worn lederhosen — knee-long leather pants with suspenders and embroidery — for hundreds of years.

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