blue jeans
n.— «Todos eliminan los localismos. Hay palabras que ya no se escuchan. Los “blue jeans” han sido naturalmente sustituidos por vaquero en todos estos canales, y hoy en la calle, en muchos países de América Latina se denomina así a los pantalones.» —“Muere el “spanglish” y surge otro español” by J.R.M. in Monterrey, Mexico Diario de Yucatán (Mexico) July 27, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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