Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
caleçon. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
caleçon, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
caleçon in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
caleçon you have here. The definition of the word
caleçon will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
caleçon, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian calzone, with an excrescent schwa (cf. the form calçon, attested in the sixteenth century). Doublet of chausson, an inherited form.
Pronunciation
Noun
caleçon m (plural caleçons)
- boxer shorts, boxer briefs
1903, Jules Garçon, editor, Encyclopédie Universelle Des Industries Tinctoriales, page 199:Ce qui me le fit mettre dans les poches de mon caleçon de bain...- Which made me put it in the pockets of my swimming trunks...
1965, François Mauriac, Nouveaux Mémoires, Flammarion, page 905:Un caleçon minuscule.- A tiny pair of boxers.
Usage notes
- Caleçons sold in Quebec tend to be more conservatively cut than their equivalent in France or Haiti.
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- Müller, Daniela. 2011. Developments of the lateral in Occitan dialects and their Romance and cross-linguistic context. Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Toulouse.