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DUNGAREE

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dun⋅ga⋅ree

[duhng-guh-ree]
–noun
1. dungarees,
a. work clothes, overalls, etc., of blue denim.
b. blue jeans.
2. blue denim.

Origin:
1605–15; < Hindi dungrī kind of coarse cloth
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dun·ga·ree   (dŭng'gə-rē')   
n.  
  1. A sturdy, often blue denim fabric.

  2. dungarees Trousers or overalls made of sturdy denim fabric.


[Hindi duṁgrī.]
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Word Origin & History

dungaree 
1613, from Hindi dungri "coarse calico," from the name of a village, now one of the quarters of Bombay.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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