froc

trousers (informal)

noun FROK Rare

Origin: From Old French froc, from Frankish *hrok ('garment').

Also means

monk's habit

Usage Note

Froc in everyday informal speech means trousers or pants, roughly equivalent to 'pants' in casual British English. Its older, formal sense is a monk's habit or cassock (jeter le froc aux orties — 'to leave the priesthood'). It is a slightly coarse, familiar register word for clothing.

Examples

"Il a déchiré son froc en tombant."

Natural Translation

He tore his trousers when he fell.

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