calzón

Attested since the 14th century, as a surname. From calza +‎ -ón.

• IPA^(key): [kɑlˈθoŋ], (western) [kɑlˈsoŋ]

calzón m (plural calzóns)

1. (also in the plural) breeches
2. (also in the plural) underwear, underpants

• “calçon” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “calzón” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “calzón” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “calzón” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

From calza +‎ -ón. Compare Italian calzone. Doublet of sosón.

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /kalˈθon/ [kal̟ˈθõn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /kalˈson/ [kalˈsõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: cal‧zón

calzón m (plural calzones)

1. underpants
2. female undergarment, panties, knickers

   Synonyms: bombacha, braga

• In Spain, it is generally used only in the plural.
• In El Salvador, it is used as a regular countable noun meaning 'pair of panties', perfectly normally in the singular: Me compré un calzón nuevo 'I bought a new pair of panties (for myself)', Se te olvidó empacar esos tres calzones 'You forgot to pack those three pairs of panties'.

• → Guaraní: kasõ

• “calzón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014