dungaree

== English == === Alternative forms === dungari, dungeree (obsolete) === Etymology === From Hindi डूंगरी (ḍūṅgrī, “coarse calico”), from the name of a village. === Pronunciation === (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˌdʌŋ.ɡəˈɹiː/ Rhymes: -iː === Noun === dungaree (countable and uncountable, plural dungarees) (uncountable) Heavy denim fabric, often blue; blue jean material. 1893, Arthur Conan Doyle, The "Gloria Scott" He wore an open jacket, with a splotch of tar on the sleeve, a red-and-black check shirt, dungaree trousers, and heavy boots badly worn. (plural only) Trousers or pants or overalls made from such fabric. Attributive form of dungarees. ==== Synonyms ==== (heavy denim fabric): canvas, duck, denim ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Gendreau, renagued, unagreed, underage, ungeared