Home › Words › D › dungareedungaree/ˌdʌŋ.ɡəˈɹiː/dungaree · noun — heavy denim fabric, often blue; blue jean material.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).dungaree is pronounced /ˌdʌŋ.ɡəˈɹiː/.EtymologyFrom Hindi डूंगरी (ḍūṅgrī, “coarse calico”), from the name of a village.nounHeavy denim fabric, often blue; blue jean material.e.g.“This fellow was in the native costume, which is literally worse than nothing, consisting only of a straw tube, about a foot long, with a shred of blue dungaree hanging from its upper end.” — 1833, W. F. W. Owen, Narrative of Voyages to Explore the Shores of Africa, Arabia and Madagascar, volume 1, page 76:Trousers or pants or overalls made from such fabric.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.dungarees 80% match — Heavy denim pants or trousers, usually with bib and braces, worn especially as work clothing. vs dungaree →dungareed 72% match — Dressed in dungarees. vs dungaree →denims 68% match — Jeans made of denim. vs dungaree →denim 68% match — A textile often made of cotton with a distinct diagonal pattern. vs dungaree →denimwear 67% match — Clothes made from denim; jeanswear. vs dungaree →bluejeaned 61% match — Wearing blue jeans. vs dungaree →denimy 61% match — Resembling or characteristic of denim. vs dungaree →denimlike 59% match — Like denim. vs dungaree →