pyjamas

 
Pronunciation: /pəˈdʒɑːməz/
(US pajamas)

plural noun

  • a loose-fitting jacket and trousers for sleeping in: a pair of pyjamas (as modifier pyjama) pyjama trousers
  • a pair of loose trousers tied by a drawstring around the waist, worn by both sexes in some Asian countries.

Derivatives

pyjamaed

(US pajamaed) adjective

Origin:

early 19th century: from Urdu and Persian, from pāy 'leg' + jāma 'clothing'

Spelling help

Remember that pyjamas begins with py- (the spelling pajamas is American).