dungaree

[duhng-guh-ree] Origin

dun·ga·ree

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

Origin:
1605–15; < Hindi dungrī kind of coarse cloth
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dungaree (ˌdʌŋɡəˈriː)
 
n
1.  a coarse cotton fabric used chiefly for work clothes, etc
2.  (plural)
 a.  a suit of workman's overalls made of this material consisting of trousers with a bib attached
 b.  a casual garment resembling this, usually worn by women or children
3.  (US) trousers
 
[C17: from Hindi dungrī, after Dungrī, district of Mumbai, where this fabric originated]

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