lederhosen

lederhosen

See also: Lederhosen

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Lederhose (literally “leather trousers”). The final -n probably from the German plural; alternatively influenced by Bavarian Ledahosn (singular and plural).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈleɪdəˌhəʊzən/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈleɪdɚˌhoʊzən/
• Rhymes: -əʊzən

Noun

lederhosen pl (plural only)

1. A pair of knee-breeches made of leather, typical of Bavaria and Austria.

Translations

Bavarian knee-breeches made of leather

Bavarian: Ledahosn, Lederhosn Chinese: Mandarin: 背帶皮短褲／背带皮短裤 (bèidài píduǎnkù) Finnish: lederhosen German: Lederhose (de) f Hebrew: לדרהוזן‎ (he) m (lederhózen) Japanese: レーダーホーゼン (rēdāhōzen) Korean: 레더호젠 (redeohojen)

Further reading

• lederhosen on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Dutch

Noun

lederhosen

1. plural of lederhose

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Spanish

Noun

lederhosen m pl (plural only)

1. lederhosen