lingerie

English

Assorted lingerie styles

Etymology

Borrowed from French lingerie.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈlæn.ʒə.ɹi/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌlɑn.(d)ʒəˈɹeɪ/, /ˈlɑn.(d)ʒə.ɹi/
  • Rhymes: -eɪ
  • Rhymes: -iː

Noun

lingerie (usually uncountable, plural lingeries)

  1. Women's underwear or nightclothes, now especially when lacy or designed to be seductive.
  2. (dated) Linen goods collectively.

Translations

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Further reading

French

Etymology

From linge +‎ -erie.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɛ̃ʒ.ʁi/

Noun

lingerie f (plural lingeries)

  1. linen room
  2. lingerie (clothing)

Further reading

Italian

Noun

lingerie f (invariable)

  1. lingerie

Portuguese

Etymology

From French lingerie.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɐ̃ʒeˈʁi/

Noun

lingerie f (plural lingeries)

  1. women's underwear

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:lingerie.

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