🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

calças de bombazina

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kal-sas de bom-ba-zi-na

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Knickerbockers/ˈnɪk.ərˌbɒk.ərz/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15000 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Ele usava calças de bombazina enquanto jogava críquete."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A style of trousers that are gathered at the knee, often worn for sports or casual occasions.

    "He wore a pair of knickerbockers while playing cricket in the park."
  2. 2

    A term used to refer to a New Yorker, especially in a historical context.

    "The knickerbockers of old New York were known for their distinctive fashion and culture."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'knickerbockers' originates from the name of Diedrich Knickerbocker, a fictional character created by Washington Irving in the early 19th century. The term evolved to refer to a style of loose-fitting trousers that were popular in the late 19th century, particularly among men and boys, and are characterized by their knee-length cut.

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