blúmer
Spanish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from English bloomers, named after American women's-rights activist Amelia Bloomer (1818–1894).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈblumeɾ/ [ˈblu.meɾ]
- Rhymes: -umeɾ
- Syllabification: blú‧mer
Noun
blúmer m (plural blúmeres or blúmers)
- (also in the plural) (a pair of) bloomers (clothing)
- 2016 October 4, “Cuatro estilos de roperos prácticos”, in La Prensa[1]:
- Para la ropa interior usar recipientes circulares y colocarlas en ellas, poner hasta cinco blúmeres y tres sostenes en uno.
- For underwear use circular containers and place them there, place up to five pairs of bloomers and three bras in each one.
Further reading
- “blúmer”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
- “blúmer”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010