calças

See also: calcas and calcás

Portuguese

Calças cáqui (Khakis)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese calças, from Latin calceus (“shoe”).

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkaw.sɐs/, /-ɐʃ/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈkaɫ.sɐʃ/

Noun

calças f pl (plural only)

  1. (plural only) pants (garment covering the body from the waist downwards)
  2. plural of calça

Usage notes

The plural is preferred to the singular except when referring to a single pair of pants not being worn. Referring to a pair being worn, both the singular and plural are used colloquially.

Derived terms

Verb

calças

  1. second-person singular (tu) present indicative of calçar
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