jeans
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jeans¹
- /d͡ʒiːnz/
Sounds like genes · Rhymes with -iːnz
Where it comes from
From Gene(s) (also spelled Jean(s)), an obsolete English name for the Italian city of Genoa. Compare French Gênes. In the context of clothing, the term originally denoted a kind of coarse cotton (known more fully as Gene(s) fustian) that was associated with Genoa. It began to be used for trousers made of such cloth in the 19th century. At this point, the final -s was reanalysed as a plural ending.
noun jean
- A pair of trousers made from denim cotton. Traditionally most jeans are dyed dark blue.
noun
- plural of jean
Jeans²
noun
- plural of Jean
proper noun
- A surname originating as a patronymic derived from a medieval variant of John.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: dungaree, blue jean, denim, piaget, denims, trousers, shorts, pants, stonewashed, wrangler, john, cowboys, designers, garments, jens, overalls
Translations
Every language
noun denim trousers
| Español | blue jeans (blu yins), bluyín, jeans (yins), mahones, pantalones de mezclilla, pitusa |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 청바지 cheongbaji, 진 jin |
| 日本語 | ジーンズ jīnzu, ジーパン jīpan |
| 中文 | 牛仔褲 /牛仔裤 niúzǎikù |
| हिन्दी | जीन्स jīns |
| Português | jeans, calça jeans |
| Français | jeans |
| Deutsch | Niethose, Jeans, Jeanshose |
| Italiano | jeans, ginsi |
| Ελληνικά | τζιν tzin |
| Română | blugi |
| Русский | джи́нсы džínsy |
| Tiếng Việt | jeans, quần jeans, quần bò |
| العربية | جِينْز jīnz |
| עברית | גִּ׳ינְס jins |
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title = {jeans},
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