Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dungarees

/ˌdʌŋ.ɡəˈɹiːz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.23 in modern English

Syllables: dun-ga-rees
IPA: /ˌdʌŋ.ɡəˈɹiːz/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Heavy denim pants or trousers, usually with bib and braces, worn especially as work clothing.

Example Sentences

"Helen donned a pair of faded dungarees and grabbed her knapsack before rushing off to school."
"Next came a domeshaped sukhpal (palanquin), its silver plated pole being borne by eight sturdy troopers wearing red flowing kurtas, silk kamarbunds, and silk dungarees."
"I’d arrived at Heaven nightclub, underneath the Charing Cross railway arches, on a hot Sunday afternoon to find my friends had already gone in – you didn’t risk hanging back and missing your chance – so I joined the queue of kids dressed in the acid house uniform of Day-Glo dungarees and smiley T-shirts."

Etymology

From dungaree + -s, from Hindi डूंगरी (ḍūṅgrī, “coarse calico”), from the name of a village.

Origin

Source language: Hindi

Word Breakdown

Root: डूंगरी
Suffix: dungaree

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌdʌŋ.ɡəˈɹiːz/
British English: /ˌdʌŋ.ɡəˈɹiːz/

Inflected Forms

dungaree (attributive)

Synonyms

overalls

Questions

How do you pronounce dungarees?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌdʌŋ.ɡəˈɹiːz/.
What does dungarees mean?: Heavy denim pants or trousers, usually with bib and braces, worn especially as work clothing.
Where does dungarees come from?: It is traced to Hindi.

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