Heavy durable trousers with a bib and straps, usually made of denim and worn for work or casual wear.
From Hindi dungri, referring to a coarse cotton cloth from the Dongri area of Mumbai (Bombay). The word traveled along trade routes and became common in English by the 19th century.
Dungarees perfectly show how global trade created global vocabulary—a fabric from India got an Indian name, but when Western workers adopted the hardwearing garment, they made it fashionable worldwide, and now it's a symbol of casual style.
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