How to pronounce pantaloon
American English pronunciation
pan-tuh-LOON
- IPA
- /ˌpæntəˈlun/
- Syllables
- pan · tuh · LOON (3 syllables, stress on the 3rd)
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What pantaloon means
A foolish old man, a stock character in old comic plays
In a sentence: Everyone laughed when the pantaloon tripped over his own cane in the play.
Where it comes from: It comes from Pantalone, a silly old man in Italian comic plays, by way of French.
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