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pyjamas

(pəˈdʒɑːməz) or

pajamas

pl n

1. (Clothing & Fashion) loose-fitting nightclothes comprising a jacket or top and trousers

2. (Clothing & Fashion) full loose-fitting ankle-length trousers worn by either sex in various Eastern countries

3. (Clothing & Fashion) women's flared trousers or trouser suit used esp for leisure wear

[C19: from Hindi, from Persian pāi leg + jāmah clothing, garment]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

pa•ja•mas

(pəˈdʒɑ məz, -ˈdʒæm əz)

n. (used with a pl. v.)

1. nightclothes consisting of loose-fitting trousers and a jacket.

2. loose trousers of silk, cotton, etc., orig. worn in India and parts of the Middle East.

Also, esp. Brit., pyjamas.

[1870–75; pl. of pajama < Hindi, variant of pāyjāma < Persian pāy leg + jāma garment]

pa•ja′maed, adj.

Translations

بِيجَامَةبيجامه، سِرْوال النَّوْم

pyžamo

pyjamas

Schlafanzug Pyjama

πιτζάμα πιτζάμες

pijama pijamas

pidžaama

yöpukupyjama

pyjama

pidžama

pizsama

piyama

náttföt

pigiama

パジャマ

파자마

pižama

pidžama

piżamapidżama

pyžamo

pižama

pyjamas

ชุดนอน

pijama

quần áo ngủ

睡衣

pyjamas

[pɪˈdʒɑːməz] NPL → pijama msing, piyama msing (LAm)
a pair of pyjamas → un pijama

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

pyjamas

[pɪˈdʒɑːməz] npl (British) → pyjama m
my pyjamas → mon pyjama
a pair of pyjamas → un pyjama
in one's pyjamas → en pyjama

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

pyjamas

, (US) pajamas

pl → Schlafanzug m, → Pyjama m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

pyjamas

pa£jam£as (Am) [pəˈdʒɑːməz] npl → pigiama msg
a pair of pyjamas → un pigiama
in one's pyjamas → in pigiama

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

pyjamas

(American) pajamas (pəˈdʒaːməz) noun plural

a suit for sleeping, consisting of trousers and a jacket. two pairs of pyjamas.

pyjamas

→ بِيجَامَة pyžamo pyjamas Schlafanzug πιτζάμες pijama yöpuku pyjama pidžama pigiama パジャマ 파자마 pyjama pyjamas piżama pijama пижама pyjamas ชุดนอน pijama quần áo ngủ 睡衣

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