Etymology

broekies

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Today it means: women's underwear; panties; knickers Full definition →

Afrikaans broekie
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The story

  1. Afrikaans · borrowed frombroekie
  2. English todaybroekies

Borrowed from Afrikaans broekie, diminutive of broek (“trousers”).

Words from the same roots

Afrikaansbroekie all →

brookie

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.