Hose

• As an English, Scottish, and German surname, from the noun hose (“leggings”).
• Also as a German surname, from the Czech personal name Hos, shortened from Johannes, or from host (“guest”), see Hosack.
• Also as an English surname, from Old English hās, side form of hǣse (“underwood”), ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *haistr (“young tree”).
• Also as an English surname, variant of Howes.
• Also as an English surname, shortened from Hussey.

Hose

1. A surname.
2. A village in Clawson, Hose and Harby parish, Melton borough, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK7329).

• Esho, shoe, Hoes, HEOs, Heos, hoes, Shoe

From Middle High German hose, from Old High German hosa, from Proto-West Germanic *hosā.

• IPA^(key): /ˈhoːzə/

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Hose f (genitive Hose, plural Hosen, diminutive Höschen n or Höslein n)

1. trousers

   Synonym: (regional) Buxe

• In contemporary usage, the plural Hosen is typically used only for several pairs of trousers. However, it may also be used interchangeably with the singular. Thus, er trägt eine blaue Hose (“he’s wearing blue trousers”), or dated, er trägt blaue Hosen.

• “Hose” in Duden online
• “Hose”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)