pantalón

/pantaˈlon/ · B2 · noun · m

trousers

pantalón — trousers

👖 pantalón = from Pantaloon, a comic Italian character who wore long trousers

Pantalón comes from French pantalon, named after Pantalone, a stock character in Italian commedia dell'arte who wore long, tight legwear. The name stuck for the garment itself. Notice pant- at the start, just like English pants.

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