Etymology

dungaree

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Today it means: Heavy denim fabric, often blue; blue jean material. Full definition →

Hindi डूंगरी
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The story

  1. Hindi · borrowed fromडूंगरी“coarse calico”
  2. English todaydungaree

From Hindi डूंगरी (ḍūṅgrī, “coarse calico”), from the name of a village.

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