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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
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.]

dungarees

trousers originally designed in the United States by Levi Strauss in the mid-19th century as durable work clothes, with the seams and other points of stress reinforced with small copper rivets. They were eventually adopted by workingmen throughout the United States and then worldwide.

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Language Translation for : dungarees
Spanish: pantalón con peto, peto, mono,
German: die Arbeitshose,
Japanese: 胸当てつきのズボン
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