[ ˌsalə'pɛts ]
■ plural noun trousers with a high waist and shoulder straps, made from a padded or other warm fabric and worn for skiing.
Origin
1970s: from Fr. salopette in the same sense + -s by analogy with such words as trousers .
[ ˌsalə'pɛts ]
■ plural noun trousers with a high waist and shoulder straps, made from a padded or other warm fabric and worn for skiing.
Origin
1970s: from Fr. salopette in the same sense + -s by analogy with such words as trousers .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004