le·der·ho·sen

[ley-der-hoh-zuhn]
plural noun
leather shorts, usually with suspenders, worn especially in Bavaria.
Origin:
1935–40; < German, equivalent to Leder leather + Hosen trousers, shorts

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lederhosen (ˈleɪdəˌhəʊzən) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—pl n
leather shorts with H-shaped braces, worn by men in Austria, Bavaria, etc
 
[German: leather trousers]

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lederhosen
1937, from Ger., lit. "leather trousers" (see leather and hose). Leather shorts worn in Alpine regions. O.E. had cognate leðerhose. Ger. hosen displaced O.H.G. bruch (see breeches), the basic Gmc. word for "trousers."
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Example sentences
Lederhosen for boys come in full or short lengths with all the appropriate accompaniments.
Put on your lederhosen and join us to celebrate the fall season.
It's time to slip into your lederhosen, eat brats and get ready to polka.
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