underwear
Meaning
- (uncountable, usually) Clothes worn next to the skin, underneath outer clothing.
- (colloquial, uncountable, usually) Underpants (boxers, briefs, panties, etc) and often bras.
Synonyms
calzoons
panty
Translations
Unterwäsche
ropa interior
sous-vêtement
ondergoed
iç çamaşırıFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʌndəwɛə/
Etymology
In summary
From under- + -wear. Compare Dutch ondergoed, German Unterwäsche, Swedish underkläder.
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