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   Pa·ja·mas

   /pəˈjäməz/

   

   plural

   • 1. a suit of loose pants and jacket or shirt for sleeping in: "a pair of pajamas"
   • ▪ any clothing suitable for wearing in bed; nightclothes: "a picture of a baby in one-piece pajamas"
   • ▪ a pair of loose pants tied by a drawstring around the waist, worn by both sexes in some Asian countries: "he was attired in an off-white kurta, white pajama, and red waistcoat"

   Word Origin early 19th century: from Urdu and Persian, from pāy ‘leg’ + jāma ‘clothing’.

   Scrabble Points: 18

   • P

     3

   • A

     1

   • J

     8

   • A

     1

   • M

     3

   • A

     1

   • S

     1

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