Dungaree

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ËŒdʌŋ.ɡəˈɹiː/
• Rhymes: -iː

Origin

From Hindi डूंगरी (ḍūṅgrī, "coarse calico"), from the name of a village.

Full definition of dungaree

Noun

1. (uncountable) Heavy denim fabric, often blue; blue jean material.
• 1893, ,He wore an open jacket, with a splotch of tar on the sleeve, a red-and-black check shirt, dungaree trousers, and heavy boots badly worn.
2. (plural only) Pants or overalls made from such fabric.
3. Attributive of dungarees
• 1928, Lawrence R. Bourne, Well Tackled! Chapter 2, Meanwhile, Macpherson stood just outside the door, holding a cold chisel which he had taken from a dungaree pocket ... and there Mr. Willison found him.

Synonyms

• (heavy denim fabric) canvas, duck, denim

Derived terms

• dungarees

Anagrams

• underage