pyjamas
noun/pəˈdʒɑːməz/
/pəˈdʒæməz/
(US English pajamas)
(abbreviation PJs, pjs)
[plural]- a loose jacket and trousers worn in bed
- a pair of pyjamas
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- cotton
- flannel
- warm
- …
- jacket
- top
- bottoms
- …
- pair
Word Originearly 19th cent.: from Urdu and Persian, from pāy ‘leg’ + jāma ‘clothing’.Definitions on the go
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