spijkerbroek

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of spijker (“nail (metal fastener)”) +‎ broek (“trousers, pants”). Named after the use of rivets in jeans, which were thought to resemble the heads of nails.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspɛi̯kərˌbruk/

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• Hyphenation: spij‧ker‧broek

Noun

spijkerbroek f (plural spijkerbroeken, diminutive spijkerbroekje n)

1. (Netherlands) A pair of jeans.

Usage notes

Not used in Flanders, where the loanword jeans is used instead.

Synonyms

• jeans
• texasbroek

Derived terms

• spijkerstof