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Some people go to Berlin to get more cutting edge; I went and started wearing lederhosen and going to visit baroque palaces.
Rufus Wainwright

Meaning of "lederhosen" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LEDERHOSEN

German: leather trousers.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LEDERHOSEN

lederhosen  [ˈleɪdəˌhəʊzən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LEDERHOSEN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lederhosen is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LEDERHOSEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

lederhosen

Lederhosen

Lederhosen are breeches made of leather; they may be either short or knee-length. The longer ones are generally called Bundhosen or Kniebundhosen. There is a widespread misconception that lederhosen are a traditional national costume in German-speaking countries. They should rather be considered to be workwear or leisurewear for working-class men. The word lederhosen is frequently mispronounced leiderhosen or liederhosen. The German pronunciation is, and the English pronunciation is /ˈleɪdərhoʊzən/.

Definition of lederhosen in the English dictionary

The definition of lederhosen in the dictionary is leather shorts with H-shaped braces, worn by men in Austria, Bavaria, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LEDERHOSEN


advowson
ədˈvaʊzən
amazon
ˈæməzən
chosen
ˈtʃəʊzən
citizen
ˈsɪtɪzən
cousin
ˈkʌzən
Curzon
ˈkɜːzən
deepfrozen
ˌdiːpˈfrəʊzən
dozen
ˈdʌzən
forechosen
fɔːˈtʃəʊzən
frozen
ˈfrəʊzən
hausen
ˈhaʊzən
horizon
həˈraɪzən
nonfrozen
ˌnɒnˈfrəʊzən
poison
ˈpɔɪzən
prison
ˈprɪzən
reason
ˈriːzən
refrozen
ˌriːˈˈfrəʊzən
season
ˈsiːzən
Susan
ˈsuːzən
unchosen
ʌnˈtʃəʊzən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LEDERHOSEN

lectureship
lecythi
lecythidaceous
lecythus
led
LED display
Led Zeppelin
Leda
ledden
Lederberg
ledge
ledged
ledger
ledger board
ledger line
ledgy
ledum
lee
lee wave
leeboard

WORDS THAT END LIKE LEDERHOSEN

Andersen
delicatessen
Essen
Goosen
Hessen
hosen
Jansen
Jensen
lessen
Leverkusen
loosen
Niedersachsen
Nielsen
Olsen
Posen
risen
Sachsen
sen
unloosen
well-chosen

Synonyms and antonyms of lederhosen in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «lederhosen» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LEDERHOSEN

Find out the translation of lederhosen to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lederhosen from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lederhosen» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

皮裤
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pantalones de cuero
570 millions of speakers

English

lederhosen
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

lederhosen
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يديرهوسين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Ледерхозе
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Lederhosen
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

lederhosen
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lederhosen
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lederhosen
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Lederhosen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

レーダーホーゼン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lederhosen
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lederhosen
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

lederhosen
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लेडरशॉर्न
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

lederhosen
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lederhosen
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

lederhosen
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ледерхозен
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lederhosen
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

lederhosen
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Lederhosen
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lederhosen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lederhosen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lederhosen

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LEDERHOSEN»

The term «lederhosen» is regularly used and occupies the 66.565 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LEDERHOSEN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «lederhosen» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «lederhosen» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lederhosen

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QUOTES WITH «LEDERHOSEN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word lederhosen.
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Rufus Wainwright
Some people go to Berlin to get more cutting edge; I went and started wearing lederhosen and going to visit baroque palaces.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LEDERHOSEN»

Discover the use of lederhosen in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lederhosen and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Clue of the Linoleum Lederhosen
In The Clue of the Linoleum Lederhosen, Jasper, Lily, and Katie are enjoying a restful mountain lodge vacation when they stumble across a mystery involving duct tape, diamonds—and Bavarian folk pants!
M.T. Anderson, 2010
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From Lederhosen To Jeans: A Sweet and Sour Kraut's Journey ...
A Sweet and Sour Kraut's Journey To America Armin K. Wendt. could stay here for a few days. We'll be glad to work for it. We are both altar boys.” The priest looked at us for a long time. It was obvious they were not prepared to have people ...
Armin K. Wendt, 2009
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Springtime for Germany: Or How I Learned to Love Lederhosen
So, going where very few travel-writers and holidaymakers have gone before, Ben Donald has visited Germany in order to overturn stereotypes and, at the same time, fall back in love with travel.
Ben Donald, 2011
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The Night Swimmer: A Man in London and Other Stories
Lederhosen Boys WHEN I WAS A BOY, growing up as a young Jew in Milwaukee, in 1937 when I was about ten, an immigrant German family moved into a house on our block. I remember them as tall, blonde people, with two little boys named ...
Lowell B. Komie, 1999
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The Elephant Vanishes: Stories
With the same deadpan mania and genius for dislocation that he brought to his internationally acclaimed novels A Wild Sheep Chase and Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World, Haruki Murakami makes this collection of stories a ...
Haruki Murakami, 2010
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Footnote to History
I vaguely remember some stag horns over a door in the entrance hall of the house. He must have had the skin of one of these animals tanned, and many years later, my brother, my cousin Jancsi and I had "Lederhosen," short leather pants ...
Andrew Laszlo, 2002
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German Girl and Boy Paper Dolls
32 outfits plus colorful headgear for 2 adorable youngsters. Traditional folk costumes from Bavaria, the Black Forest region, the Harz Mountains, Frisia, Mittenwald, other areas. Lederhosen, dirndls, embroidered jackets, more.
Kathy Allert, 1998
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City of Lost Dreams: A Novel
The exhilarating, genre-bending sequel to the sensational New York Times bestseller City of Dark Magic “If you’re looking for a time-travel mystery with laughs, danger, and a romantic interest clad in lederhosen (and who isn’t?), look ...
Magnus Flyte, 2013
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Alcohol and the unspoken expectations among American college ...
I am an international student from Germany; therefore, I suppose it was unavoidable that I would have to face some common stereotypes about Germans. “Is it true that every German wears Lederhosen?” and “Do all Germans eat Sauerkraut ...
Philipp Hinderberger, 2005
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Children's Folk Costumes Coloring Book
Introduces an international array of traditional garb. Features boys and girls clad in festive folk costumes.
Joan O'Brien, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LEDERHOSEN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lederhosen is used in the context of the following news items.
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Lederhosen abound as thousands celebrate Bavarian costume …
Rosenheim (Germany) (AFP) - Rosenheim was awash with lederhosen and dirndl dresses as some 9,000 lovers of traditional Bavarian ... «Business Insider, Jul 15»
2
Burke's Bavarian Brass Band entertains at the Community Plaza …
Burke, dressed in the authentic German lederhosen, told jokes between the songs and quipped with his son, Jeff. One of the highlights of the ... «Ellwood City Ledger, Jul 15»
3
So much fun you could have polkaed your eyes out at German Folk …
Fargo, ND (WDAY/WDAZ TV) - Young and old could dust of their lederhosen and bust a polka move at German Folk Fest. Fargo Parks hosted ... «WDAZ, Jul 15»
4
German Heritage Alive and Well in New Ulm - KEYC
There are many ways New Ulm is showing off its German heritage this weekend, from lederhosen to the beer. But Bavarian Blast is also ... «KEYC, Jul 15»
5
The 10: Italian Festival, Queen of Heaven, City of Night, more …
... often accidentally left off major event calendars, but it always draws very well (and proves that most of Western New York owns lederhosen?). «Buffalo.com, Jul 15»
6
Why British humour is lost in translation
'He's sitting over there', he continues, pointing to a tiny man dressed in lederhosen. And so, as a homage, I decided last Friday to watch the film ... «Spiked, Jul 15»
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Yellen, Carney Continue Hawkish Cues | Investing.com
They were the one wearing lederhosen most likely. The EUR900m works out at 32 euros per household per day and will last a week, taking the ... «Investing.com, Jul 15»
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Yellen and Carney continue the hawkish cues
They were the one wearing lederhosen most likely. The EUR900m works out at 32 euros per household per day and will last a week, taking the ... «World First Foreign Currency Exchange, Jul 15»
9
Some genital persuasion
... heterosexual roles — for example, a campy, age-old Bavaria county fair competition in which men wearing lederhosen race up ladders to be ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
10
Bliss in Bavaria - Deccan Herald
Among them were some in typical Bavarian attire, the women in 'Dirndl' and men in manly 'Lederhosen' and hats with feathers and plumes. «Deccan Herald, Jul 15»

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