jeans

Etymology

Originally a shortened form of jean fustian (from Middle English Gene (“Genoa; Genovese”) + fustian (“strong cotton fabric”). The -s was added to jean under influence from the cognate Old French Jannes (modern French Gênes).

Pronunciation

• enPR: jēnz, IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiːnz/
• Rhymes: -iːnz
• Homophone: genes

Noun

jeans pl (plural only)

1. A pair of trousers made from denim cotton.
   • 2013 August 3, “Revenge of the nerds”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8847:

     Think of banking today and the image is of grey-suited men in towering skyscrapers. Its future, however, is being shaped in converted warehouses and funky offices in San Francisco, New York and London, where bright young things in jeans and T-shirts huddle around laptops, sipping lattes or munching on free food.

   Traditionally most jeans are dyed dark blue.

jeans

1. plural of jean

Anagrams

• Janes, janes

Alternative forms

• jean (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from English jeans.

Pronunciation

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Noun

jeans f (plural jeans, diminutive jeansje n)

1. A pair of jeans (denim trousers)
2. (by extension) Any denim garment
3. (invariable) The cotton fabric denim

Noun

jeans m

1. plural of jean

Etymology

Borrowed from English jeans.

Noun

jeans m pl

1. (Jersey) jeans

Etymology

From English jeans.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒĩs/

Noun

jeans m (uncountable)

1. denim (type of textile)

   O jeans é frequentemente tingido de anil.

   Denim is often dyed indigo.

Noun

jeans m pl or m (in variation) (plural only)

1. jeans (denim trousers)

   Vista seus jeans.

   Wear your jeans.

Adjective

jeans (plural jeans, not comparable)

1. made of denim

   saia jeans ― denim skirt

   Comprei uma jaqueta jeans.

   I bought a denim jacket.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jins/

Noun

jeans m (plural jeans)

1. jeans (trousers)

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