khaki pant
- noun
- /ˈkɑːki pænt/
:
pantalón caqui
- He prefers to wear khaki pants during the summer for a casual look.
And I was in Afghanistan in a pair of khaki pants, a golf shirt, and hiking boots.
- And I was in Afghanistan in a pair of khaki pants, a golf shirt, and hiking boots.
- Sadie Hawkins dances are when the girls ask the guys like, remember Sadie Hawkins dance in my khaki pants?
- I was an old man with khaki pants and a white shirt and this it was a chair with a wide arms and it was straight.
Examples
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The tour guide was easily recognizable in his khaki pants and matching vest.
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And I was in Afghanistan in a pair of khaki pants, a golf shirt, and hiking boots.
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I was an old man with khaki pants and a white shirt and this it was a chair with a wide arms and it was straight.
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My pants were khaki pants and my shirt was a khaki matching shirt.
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We bought him a complete week's worth of, you know, collared shirts and khaki pants and belts and socks and shoes.
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There was a video on Paul's phone of you and him on the farm that night, and you were in khaki pants and a dress shirt.
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There was a video on Paul's phone of you and him on the farm that night, and you were in khaki pants and a dress shirt.
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For the outdoor event, she chose a comfortable outfit, including khaki pants and a t-shirt.
Synonyms
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1.0
A piece of clothing that covers the waist to the ankles and has two legs
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2.7
Trousers made from light brown cotton, often worn for work or casual wear
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A pair of loose pants worn for smart or casual occasions
Trousers made from strong cotton cloth, often blue, that people wear for work or casual use
How Casual
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning ('trousers made of khaki-colored fabric') is directly and compositionally derived from 'khaki' (a yellowish-brown color) modifying 'pant' (a garment for the legs), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer the phrase. The color + clothing modification pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows normal English noun phrase composition (note: English more commonly uses the plural 'khaki pants', but that does not affect transparency).
Etymology
Khaki pant comes from the word khaki, which means 'dust' or 'earth', and pant, meaning trousers. Soldiers began wearing light-brown trousers to hide dirt and blend into the land, so the name stuck. Today khaki pant means light-brown or tan trousers often worn as casual or smart-casual clothes.