dungaree

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌdʌŋɡəˈriː/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(dung′gə rē′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
dun•ga•ree  (dung′gə rē′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Clothing dungarees:
    • work clothes, overalls, etc., of blue denim.
    • See blue jeans. 
  2. Textilesblue denim.
  • Hindi dungrī kind of coarse cloth
  • 1605–15

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
dungaree / ˌdʌŋɡəˈriː/
  1. a coarse cotton fabric used chiefly for work clothes, etc
  2. (plural) a suit of workman's overalls made of this material consisting of trousers with a bib attached
  3. a casual garment resembling this, usually worn by women or children
  4. trousers
Etymology: 17th Century: from Hindi dungrī, after Dungrī, district of Mumbai, where this fabric originated

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