culottes
noun/kjuːˈlɒts/
/kuːˈlɑːts/
[plural]- wide short trousers that are made to look like a skirt
- a pair of culottes
Word Originmid 19th cent.: French, ‘knee breeches’, diminutive of cul ‘rump’, from Latin culus.Want to learn more?
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