hakama

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Japanese 袴.

Noun

hakama (plural hakama)

1. A type of traditional Japanese clothing, resembling very wide pleated trousers.
   • 2007 May 7, Carol Vogel, “The Warhol of Japan Pours Ritual Tea in a Zen Moment”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     In place of his usual garb — baggy cargo pants, T-shirt and sneakers — he was done up in a traditional hakama, his hair pulled back in a neat bun, with his signature round glasses and wispy goatee.

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Japanese

Romanization

hakama

1. Rōmaji transcription of はかま