How to say "bell-bottoms" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- nounCovers 'bell-bottoms' in its literal sense: pants that flare out from the knee, also called flares. Use it when naming the garment itself, for example in talk about fashion or someone's outfit.どうしたの、ベルボトムなんかはいて。↗Have you lost your marbles, wearing those bell-bottoms?
- nounA loanword covering 'pantaloons' and 'trousers' generally, with 'bell-bottoms' as one sense. In fashion talk it can mean the flared style, but it is less specific than ベルボトム, which names the shape outright.
Both are less common loanwords: choose 「ベルボトム」 for the flared trousers called bell-bottoms, while 「パンタロン」 is a broader word for trousers and pantaloons that also has the bell-bottom sense.
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