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dungaree

dun·ga·ree [ dùng gə r, dúng gə r ]


noun 
Definition:
 
strong cloth: a sturdy hard-wearing blue-denim fabric



plural noun dun·ga·rees 
Definition:
 
tough pants: pants made from strong material, usually blue denim

[Late 17th century. < Hindi dungrī "kind of coarse cloth," after a village near Mumbai (Bombay)]
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