pantaloons
noun /ˌpæntəˈluːnz/
/ˌpæntəˈluːnz/
[plural]- women’s loose trousers with wide legs that fit tightly at the ankles
- (in the past) men’s tight trousers fastened at the foot
Word Originlate 16th cent. (in sense (2)): from French pantalon, from the Italian name Pantalone ‘Pantaloon’.