lederhosen

See also: Lederhosen

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Lederhose (literally “leather trousers”). The final -n probably from the German plural; alternatively influenced by Bavarian Lederhosn (singular and plural).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈleɪdəˌhəʊzən/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈleɪdɚˌhoʊzən/
• Rhymes: -əʊzən

Noun

lederhosen pl (plural only)

1. A pair of knee-breeches made of leather, typical of Bavaria and Austria.

Derived terms

• lederhosened

Translations

Bavarian knee-breeches made of leather

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 背帶皮短褲 / 背带皮短裤 (bèidài píduǎnkù)

• Finnish: lederhosen
• German: Lederhose (de) f

  Bavarian: Ledahosn, Lederhosn

• Hebrew: לדרהוזן (he) m (lederhózen)
• Japanese: レーダーホーゼン (rēdāhōzen)
• Korean: 레더호젠 (redeohojen)
• Spanish: lederhosen m pl

Further reading

• lederhosen on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Noun

lederhosen

1. plural of lederhose

Spanish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ledeɾˈxosen/ [le.ð̞eɾˈxo.sẽn]
• Rhymes: -osen
• Syllabification: le‧der‧ho‧sen

Noun

lederhosen m pl (plural only)

1. lederhosen