"pajama" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /pəˈd͡ʒæmə/ [US], /pəˈd͡ʒɑːmə/ [US]
Head templates: {{head|en|noun}} pajama
  1. (US) attributive form of pajamas Tags: US, attributive, form-of Form of: pajamas Synonyms (attributive form of pajamas): pyjama
    Sense id: en-pajama-en-noun-5wrczZsw Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 98 2 Disambiguation of 'attributive form of pajamas': 83 17
  2. (rare) A pair of pajamas. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-pajama-en-noun-PUBUZz2h
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: pajama cardinalfish, pajama day

Alternative forms

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