waistband

English

Etymology

From waist +‎ band.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈweɪstˌbænd/, [ˈweɪst.ˌbænd]

Noun

waistband (plural waistbands)

1. A band of fabric encircling the waist, especially a part of a pair of pants or a skirt.

Translations

band of fabric encircling the waist

• Adyghe: бгырыпх (bɣərəpx)
• Albanian: brez (sq) m
• Arabic: تِكَّة‎ f (tikka), حِزَام‎ m (ḥizām)
• Armenian: գոտի (hy) (goti)
• Danish: linning
• Finnish: vyötärönauha
• French: élastique (fr) m
• Galician: faixa (gl) f, cintura (gl) f
• Georgian: ქამარი (kamari)
• German: Bund (de) m

• Greek: μέση (el) f (mési)
• Ido: zono (io)
• Irish: banda coime m
• Latin: subligāculum n
• Persian: بروفه‎ (fa) (borufe), کمربند‎ (fa) (kamarband)
• Portuguese: cós (pt) m
• Scottish Gaelic: (pants) bann na briogais m
• Spanish: cinturilla f, pretina f