broek

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)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bruk/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: broec

Inherited from Old Dutch: *bruoc

In summary

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

Concepts

trousers

pants

swamp

marsh

marshland

wetland

fen

quag

quagmire

shorts

🩳

morass

bog

short pants

moor

panties

heath

slacks

pantaloons

trouser

trunks

underpants

Alan Whickers

chuddies

cajones

jeans

👖

pair of shorts

breeches

briefs

brook

culottes

drawers

jeans

👖

knee breeches

knickers

pair of briefs

pair of drawers

pair of knickers

pair of panties

pair of pants

bloomer

pair of underpants

pantaloon

Synonyms

moeras

pantalon

drasland

lange broek

moer

👩‍🍼

onderbroek

kniebroek

korte broek

moerasland

slip

slipje

beenbedekking

zomp

zwamp

beek

Translations

Hose

pantaloni

pantalón

pantalon

spodnie

calças

Sumpf

pantalons

marais

Beinkleid

marécage

pântano

calzoni

pantano

bracae

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.