bikini

Etymology

From French bikini, named after the place name Bikini, from English Bikini, the name of the atoll where the United States tested nuclear weapons in July 1946; it was reckoned that the bathing suit would cause as much excitement as a nuclear bomb. This name was originally from German Bikini, the colonial name of the atoll as part of German New Guinea, and this was derived from Marshallese Pikinni.

Woman wearing a red bikini.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /bɪˈkiːni/

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Noun

bikini (plural bikinis)

1. A brief two-piece bathing suit worn by women.
   • 1950, "In the Swim", Time, 2 Oct 1950:

     Cole has little but scorn for France's famed Bikini bathing suits. Explains he: " French girls, have short legs. Swimsuits have to be hiked up at the sides to make their legs look longer. "

2. A brief bathing suit worn by men.

Etymology

From French bikini, named after the place name Bikini, from English Bikini, the name of the atoll where the United States tested nuclear weapons in July 1946; it was reckoned that the bathing suit would cause as much excitement as a nuclear bomb. This name was originally from German Bikini, the colonial name of the atoll as part of German New Guinea, and this was derived from Marshallese Pikinni.

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: bi‧ki‧ni

Noun

bikini m (plural bikini's, diminutive bikinietje n)

1. bikini

Etymology

Named after the place name Bikini, from English Bikini, the name of the atoll where the United States tested nuclear weapons in July 1946; it was reckoned that the bathing suit would cause as much excitement as an atom bomb. This name was originally from German Bikini, the colonial name of the atoll as part of German New Guinea, and this was derived from Marshallese Pikinni.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bi.ki.ni/

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Noun

bikini m (plural bikinis)

1. bikini

Further reading

• “bikini” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Noun

bikini m (invariable)

1. bikini

Romanization

bikini

1. Rōmaji transcription of ビキニ

Noun

bikini m (plural bikinis)

1. (Jersey) bikini

Noun

bikini m (definite singular bikinien, indefinite plural bikinier, definite plural bikiniene)

1. a bikini

Noun

bikini m (definite singular bikinien, indefinite plural bikiniar, definite plural bikiniane)

1. a bikini

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʲiˈkʲi.ɲi/

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Noun

bikini n (indeclinable)

1. bikini

Etymology

Borrowed from English bikini.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bǐkiːni/
• Hyphenation: bi‧ki‧ni

Noun

bìkīni m (Cyrillic spelling бѝкӣни)

1. bikini

References

• “bikini” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Alternative forms

• biquini

Etymology

Borrowed from English bikini.

Noun

bikini m (plural bikinis)

1. bikini
2. (Catalonia) ham and cheese sandwich

Etymology

Borrowed from French bikini.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [biˈcini]

Noun

bikini (definite accusative bikiniyi, plural bikiniler)

1. bikini