Jeans

/dʒiːnz/ noun

Casual pants made from denim, a strong cotton fabric, usually blue. They are worn around the world for everyday use and fashion.

From “jean,” a type of twilled cotton cloth originally associated with Genoa, Italy, whose French name is “Gênes.” The plural “jeans” referred to trousers made from this fabric. Over time, the pants became more famous than the city in the word’s origin.

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