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Meanings of pyjama in English

Portuguese
pijama
Catalan
pijama

(Usually plural) loose-fitting nightclothes worn for sleeping or lounging; have a jacket top and trousers.

pijama
Usage of pyjama in English
1
Thick pyjama trousers took their place in all except the worst weather.
The Home of the Blizzard / Being the Story of the Australasian A...
2
Or is it us, the pyjama-wearing binge-watchers who are the true Vandals?
The Irish Times
3
The pug caught sight of his pyjama legs and began to yap.
The Haunted Bookshop
4
The Chinaman wore a blue silk pyjama suit-a fact which Tarling noticed.
The Daffodil Mystery
5
She undid the cord of his pyjama trousers and took them off.
The Complete Short Stories Vol. 1
6
Activities can range from chilly dips in the sea, to all-day pyjama fests.
The Irish Times
7
His hospital issue pyjama-jacket has buttons missing, and is too small.
The Irish Times
8
His right hand rested in the pocket of his pyjama jacket.
And Then There Were None
9
But they'd never once invited any of the striped pyjama people to dinner.
The boy in the striped pyjamas
10
Sunday sees a ticketed storytelling event and a mass pyjama picnic in Bute Park.
The Guardian
11
One surprise best-seller has been a $90 Team USA one piece pyjama.
Reuters
12
His hand slid into the waistband of my pyjama bottoms.
Into the Water
13
James stripped off his shirt and grabbed his pyjama top.
James Potter and the Curse of the Gatekeeper
14
She set down the basin, took off his pyjama top and began to wash him.
The Complete Short Stories Vol. 1
15
Captain Henry, pyjama-clad, gun in hand, comes running out of his room and grabs Barnes.
The thing from another world
16
And who ever liked the move to pyjama cricket?
The Guardian
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Portuguese
pijama
Catalan
pijama
Pyjama through the time