onderbroek

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Etymology

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From Dutch onderbroek. Equivalent to onder- (under) +‎ broek (trousers).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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onderbroek (plural onderbroeke, diminutive onderbroekie)

  1. undershorts, underpants, pants (underwear, for either sex, any gender)

Dutch

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Etymology

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From onder (under) +‎ broek (trousers). Attested since the seventeenth century.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɔn.dərˌbruk/
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  • Hyphenation: on‧der‧broek

Noun

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onderbroek f (plural onderbroeken, diminutive onderbroekje n)

  1. a pair of undershorts, underpants or pants (underwear for any sex or gender), short or long johns which can be worn under trousers and directly on the skin of lower limbs and private parts
    Hij haalde een schone onderboek uit de la.
    He took clean underpants from the drawer.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: onderbroek
  • Sranan Tongo: ondrobruku (calque)
  • West Frisian: ûnderbroek (calque)

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