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dungarees

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Noun — Thick denim trousers with a bib and shoulder straps, worn mainly for work.

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Etymology

Dungarees is formed from dungaree + -s, ultimately from Hindi डूंगरी (ḍūṅgrī), meaning ‘coarse calico’, which took its name from a village.

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