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lederhosen

  • /ˈleɪdəˌhəʊzən/ UK
  • /ˈleɪdɚˌhoʊzən/ US

Rhymes with -əʊzən

Where it comes from

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

noun

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

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noun Bavarian knee-breeches made of leather

Españollederhosen
한국어레더호젠 redeohojen
日本語レーダーホーゼン rēdāhōzen
中文背帶皮短褲 /背带皮短裤 bèidài píduǎnkù
हिन्दीलेडरहोज़न leḍarhozan
DeutschLederhose
עבריתלדרהוזן lederhózen

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"lederhosen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lederhosen. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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lederhosen. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lederhosen

Chicago

"lederhosen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lederhosen.

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@misc{lederhosen_2026,
  title = {lederhosen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lederhosen},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}