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Etymology
From Dutch onderbroek. Equivalent to onder- (“under”) + broek (“trousers”).
Pronunciation
Noun
onderbroek (plural onderbroeke, diminutive onderbroekie)
- undershorts, underpants, pants (underwear, for either sex, any gender)
Dutch
Etymology
From onder (“under”) + broek (“trousers”). Attested since the seventeenth century.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɔn.dərˌbruk/
- Hyphenation: on‧der‧broek
Noun
onderbroek f (plural onderbroeken, diminutive onderbroekje n)
- a pair of undershorts, underpants or pants (underwear for any sex or gender), short or long johns which can be worn under trousers and directly on the skin of lower limbs and private parts
Hij haalde een schone onderboek uit de la.- He took clean underpants from the drawer.
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