broek

Meaning

1. (feminine) a pair of trousers, pair of pants
2. (diminutive,feminine) a pair of underpants or pants (underwear), bottom part of underwear or swimwear (especially for women)

Concepts

trousers

pants

marsh

swamp

marshland

wetland

bog

fen

morass

quag

quagmire

shorts

heath

moor

panties

short pants

slacks

jeans

breeches

briefs

culottes

drawers

knee breeches

knickers

pair of briefs

pair of drawers

pair of knickers

pair of panties

pair of pants

pair of shorts

pair of underpants

trunks

underpants

trouser

pantaloon

brook

Alan Whickers

bloomer

cajones

chuddies

pantaloons

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bruk/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch broec, from Old Dutch *bruoc, from Proto-West Germanic *brōk.

Sentences

Hij draagt een korte broek .

He's wearing shorts.

Ik oordeel niet , maar die broek staat je niet .

I don't judge, but those pants don't suit you.

Zijn broek was nat nadat hij in een plas water was gestapt .

His pants were wet after stepping into a puddle of water.

Er stak een nagel uit aan de stoel en nu zat er een groot gapend gat in mijn broek .

There was a nail sticking out of the chair, and now there was a big gaping hole in my pants.