ProbableNamed for a product of the place
dungarees
noun · first attested 17th century
The work clothes are usually traced to a district of Mumbai.
Hard-wearing work trousers, often with a bib.
Record
- Relationship
- Named for a product of the place
- Confidence
- ProbableThe conventional story is likely, with caveats.
- Attested
- 17th century
- Part of speech
- noun
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- Step 1
Dongri
- In English
dungarees
The name is generally linked to Dongri, where a coarse cotton was made and sold. The cloth name came first and the garment followed.
India
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