pyjamas
pronunciation
How to pronounce pyjamas in British English:
UK [pəˈdʒɑ:məz]
How to pronounce pyjamas in American English:
US [pəˈdʒæməz]
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- Noun:
- lightweight trousers worn in various Eastern countries
- loose-fitting nightclothes worn for sleeping or lounging; have a jacket top and trousers
Word Origin
- pyjamas (n.)
- also pyjama (adj.), chiefly British English spelling of pajamas. Early spellings in English also include pai jamahs (1800); pigammahs (1834), peijammahs (1840).
Example
- 1. As I type this I 'm in my pyjamas .
- 2. First , I always get out of my pyjamas before going into my study .
- 3. Under dazzling white strip-lights a production line of young cambodians stitch , iron and fold their way to the day 's target of 820 two-piece children 's pyjamas .
- 4. Dick moore , elkhart 's mayor , has been so enthusiastic about federal support that some county officials harrumph that he sleeps in obama pyjamas .
- 5. It 's been such a popular habit over the years that some restaurants have signs outside in chinese saying " no pyjamas " .