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Jodhpurs

2 stages from Hindi to English.

Today it means tight-fitting trousers flared at the hips, worn for horseback riding
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Jodhpur
Hindi · medieval
"the city of Jodhpur"
the name of a city in Rajasthan, India, known for its riding breeches
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jodhpurs
English · 1800s-1900s
"flared riding trousers"
adopted by the British for the distinctive flared riding trousers
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