waistband

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EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From waist +‎ band.

PronunciationEdit

IPA^(key): /ˈweɪst.ˌbænd/

NounEdit

waistband (plural waistbands)

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

TranslationsEdit

band of fabric encircling the waist

• Adyghe: бгырыпх (bɣərəpx)
• Albanian: brez (sq) m
• Arabic: حِزَام‏‎ m (ḥizām)
• Armenian: գոտի (hy) (goti)
• Finnish: vyötärönauha
• French: élastique (fr) m
• 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)
• Portuguese: cós (pt) m
• Scottish Gaelic: (pants) bann na briogais m
• Spanish: cinturilla f, pretina f