From Hose (“trousers”) + -chen (diminutive).
- IPA(key): /ˈhøːsçən/
- Hyphenation: Hös‧chen
Höschen n (strong, genitive Höschens, plural Höschen)
- diminutive of Hose
- panties, knickers (women’s underwear)
- (rare) briefs (men’s underwear)
Declension of Höschen [neuter, strong]
- “Höschen” in Duden online
- “Höschen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache