onderbroek

Afrikaans

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔnərˌbruk/

Noun

onderbroek (plural onderbroeke, diminutive onderbroekie)

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

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Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔn.dərˌbruk/

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• Hyphenation: on‧der‧broek

Noun

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

• onderbroekenhumor
• onderbroekenlol

Descendants

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

See also

• ondergoed
• slip
• suspensoir

Anagrams

• breken door, doorbreken