pajamas

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/pəˈdʒɑːməz/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/pəˈdʒɑməz, -ˈdʒæməz/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pə jäməz, -jaməz)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
pa•ja•mas /pəˈdʒɑməz, -ˈdʒæməz/USA pronunciation   n. [plural]
  1. Clothingclothing worn for sleeping, made of loose-fitting trousers and a top:These pajamas don't fit.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] pyjamas. 
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
pa•ja•mas  (pə jäməz, -jaməz),USA pronunciation n. (used with a plural v.)
  1. Clothingnight clothes consisting of loose-fitting trousers and jacket.
  2. Clothingloose-fitting trousers, usually of silk or cotton, worn by both sexes in the Orient.
Also, esp. Brit., pyjamas. 
  • Persian pāy leg + jāma garment
  • Hindi, variant of pāyjāma
  • plural of pajama 1870–75
pa•jamaed, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pajamas / pəˈdʒɑːməz/
  1. the US spelling of pyjamas
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
py•jam•as /pəˈdʒɑməz, -ˈdʒæməz/USA pronunciation   n. [Chiefly Brit.]
  1. British Termspajamas.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
py•jam•as  (pə jäməz, -jaməz),USA pronunciation n. (used with plural v.) [Chiefly Brit.]
  1. British Termspajamas.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pyjamas, pajamas / pəˈdʒɑːməz/
  1. loose-fitting nightclothes comprising a jacket or top and trousers
  2. full loose-fitting ankle-length trousers worn in various Asian countries
Etymology: 19th Century: from Urdu, from Persian pāi leg + jāmah clothing, garment
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