Definitions
- 1.regionala kind of woolen breeches, baggy above the knee but tight around the knee and lower leg
Оћу њима руо пром’јенити, А у Турско руо облачити: Око главе бијеле кауке, А на плећи зелене доламе, А на ноге меневиш чакшире, О појасу сабље пламените;
Oću njima ruo prom’jeniti, A u Tursko ruo oblačiti: Oko glave bijele kauke, A na pleći zelene dolame, A na noge meneviš čakšire, O pojasu sablje plamenite; — I want to change their apparel, and in Turkish apparel dress them: around their heads white caouks, and on their shoulders green dolmans, and on their legs violet baggy breeches, in their belts fiery sabers;
- 2.regionalthe amount of cloth needed to produce a pair of čakšire, a breeches’-worth of cloth
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish چاقشیر (çakşır); compare Turkish çakşır.