Etymology

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Today it means: skintight garments that cover the entire body Full definition →

Japanese ゼンタイ
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  1. Japanese · borrowed fromゼンタイ
  2. English todayzentai

From Japanese ゼンタイ, a portmanteau of 全身タイツ (zenshin taitsu, “full-body tights”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.