Meanings
nounswimming trunks pl (plural only)
- pluralplural onlyA pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing.
After class, Nick changed into his swimming trunks and dived into the pool.
Synonyms: bathing trunks, swim trunks, trunks
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing.
More synonyms by meaning
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Arabic مايوه رِجالي
- مايوه رِجالي (māyūh rijāly)a pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
Bulgarian ба́нски гаще́та, гаще́та
- ба́нски гаще́та (bánski gaštéta)a pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
- гаще́та (gaštéta)a pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
Catalan banyador
- banyadora pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
Chinese Cantonese 泳褲 /泳裤
- 泳褲 /泳裤a pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
Chinese Mandarin 泳褲 /泳裤, 游泳褲 /游泳裤
- 泳褲 /泳裤 (yǒngkù)a pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
- 游泳褲 /游泳裤 (yóuyǒngkù)a pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
Czech plavky
- plavkya pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
Danish badebukser
- badebuksera pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
Dutch zwembroek
- zwembroeka pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
Esperanto bankalsono
- bankalsonoa pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
Estonian ujumispüksid
- ujumispüksida pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
Finnish uimahousut, uimashortsit
- uimahousuta pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
- uimashortsita pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
French maillot de bain, slip de bain
- maillot de baina pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
- slip de baina pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
German Badehose, Schwimmhose
- Badehosea pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
- Schwimmhosea pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
Greek μαγιό
- μαγιό (magió)a pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
Hebrew מכנסי שחיה
- מכנסי שחיה (miknesey s'chiyah)a pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
Hungarian fürdőnadrág
- fürdőnadrága pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
Icelandic sundskýla
- sundskýlaa pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
Italian costume da bagno
- costume da bagnoa pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
Japanese 水泳パンツ, 海水パンツ
- 水泳パンツ (suieipantsu)a pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
- 海水パンツ (kaisuipantsu)a pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
Korean 수영복 바지, 수영 팬츠
- 수영복 바지 (suyeongbok baji)a pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
- 수영 팬츠 (suyeong paencheu)a pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
Latvian peldbikses
- peldbiksesa pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
Lithuanian glaudės
- glaudėsa pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
Norwegian Bokmål badebukser
- badebuksera pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
Polish kąpielówki, spodenki kąpielowe
- kąpielówkia pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
- spodenki kąpielowea pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
Portuguese calções de banho, sunga
- calções de banhoa pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
- sungaa pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
Romanian slip, slip de baie
- slipa pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
- slip de baiea pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
Russian шорты для плавания
- шорты для плавания (šorty dlja plavanija)a pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
Slovak plavky
- plavkya pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
Spanish bañador, taparrabos
- bañadora pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
- taparrabosa pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
Swedish badbyxor
- badbyxora pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
Turkish mayo
- mayoa pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
Ukrainian пла́вки
- пла́вки (plávky)a pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
Welsh trywsus nofio
- trywsus nofioa pair of specifically designed shorts worn by men and boys for swimming or bathing
Cite this entry
APA
swimming trunks. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swimming%20trunks
MLA
“swimming trunks.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swimming%20trunks. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “swimming trunks,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swimming%20trunks.
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