pijama

USAGE NOTE
This word may also be spelled "piyama" in Latin America. "Pijama" is masculine in Spain and the Southern Cone and feminine in the rest of Latin America.
el pijama, la pijama(
pee
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yah
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mah
)
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
masculine or feminine noun
a. pajamas (plural)
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
Los niños se ponen sus pijamas y se cepillan los dientes antes de acostarse.The children put on their pajamas and brush their teeth before going to bed.
b. pyjamas (plural)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
(United Kingdom)
Por primera vez en mi vida, realmente vi a un tipo en una tienda en su pijama.For the first time in my life, I actually saw a bloke at a shop in his pyjamas.
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