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

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

calças

Sumpf

pantalons

marais

Beinkleid

marécage

pântano

calzoni

pantano

bracae

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.

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.