pajama, pyjama, pj's, jammies
(noun) (usually plural) loose-fitting nightclothes worn for sleeping or lounging; have a jacket top and trousers
pajama, pyjama
(noun) a pair of loose trousers tied by a drawstring around the waist; worn by men and women in some Asian countries
Source: WordNet® 3.1
pyjama
(British) attributive form of pyjamas
Source: Wiktionary
Py*ja"ma, n. Etym: [Hind. pae-jama, literally, leg clothing.]
Definition: In India and Persia, thin loose trowsers or drawers; in Europe and America, drawers worn at night, or a kind of nightdress with legs. [Written also paijama.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 December 2024
(adverb) in an intuitive manner; “inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
