Masculine
caleçon
boxer shorts, boxer briefs
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kal.sɔ̃/
Etymology
In summary
Borrowed from Italian calzone, with an excrescent schwa (cf. the form calçon, attested in the sixteenth century). Doublet of chausson, an inherited form.
pair of shorts
pair of underpants
knee pants
short pants
Jockey shorts
boxershorts
knee breeches
pair of briefs
pair of drawers
pair of knickers
pair of panties
calcif
leggings
trunks
caleçon long
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