breeches

Meaning

plural of breech

breech

• Noun
• Adv
• Adj
• Verb

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Synonyms

trousers

knickerbockers

pants

knee breeches

knickers

short pants

knee pants

shorts

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culottes

pantaloons

knee-breeches

trunks

underpants

drawers

strides

pants term

riding breeches

short trousers

under pants

briefs

c eng

britches

buttocks

inexpressible

leggings

pair of briefs

pair of drawers

pair of knickers

pair of panties

pair of pants

pair of shorts

pair of underpants

panties

small-clothes

Translations

culotte

calzones

βράκα

pantalones

Hose

dizlik

kniebroek

pantalons curts

pantalon

brache

calças

pantalón corto

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βερμούδα

παντελόνι

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbɹiː.t͡ʃɪz/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: breches, brechen

Inherited from Old English: brēċ

Cognate with Old Norse: brók

Cognate with Danish: brog

Cognate with Dutch: broek

Cognate with German: Bruch

Cognate with Latin: brācae

Cognate with French: braies

Cognate with Spanish: bragas

In summary

From Middle English breches, brechen pl, a variant of Middle English breche, brech, brek (“breeches”), from Old English brēċ (“underpants”), the plural of brōc (“legging, buttocks”), from Proto-West Germanic *brōk, from Proto-Germanic *brōks (“crotch, legging, trousers”).
Akin to West Frisian broek (“leggings, over-trousers”), Dutch broek (“pair of trousers, underpants, long-johns”), obsolete German Bruch (“pair of hose, leggings, pants trousers”), Old Norse brók (“breeches”) (whence Danish brog); compare Latin brācae ( > French braies, Spanish bragas) which is immediately of Celtic origin, yet ultimately borrowed from the same Proto-Germanic source above. Compare brail.