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чакшире

//t͡ʃǎkʃire//
Serbo-Croatiannoun
Latinica: čakšireone entry, two scripts

Definitions

  1. 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. 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.

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