dungaree
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dungaree
- /ˌdʌŋ.ɡəˈɹiː/ UK, US
Rhymes with -iː
Where it comes from
From Hindi डूंगरी (ḍūṅgrī, “coarse calico”), from the name of a village.
noun dungarees · dungari · dungeree
- Heavy denim fabric, often blue; blue jean material. This fellow was in the native costume, which is literally worse than nothing, consisting only of a straw tube, about a foot long, with a shred of blue dungaree hanging from its upper end.
- Trousers or pants or overalls made from such fabric.
- Attributive form of dungarees 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.
Translations
Talk about this word "dungaree." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dungaree. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. dungaree. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dungaree "dungaree." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dungaree.Cite this
@misc{dungaree_2026,
title = {dungaree},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dungaree},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
