Tracht

traditional costume

noun TRAKHT Rare

Origin: from tragen, 'to wear'

Also means

regional dress

Usage Note

Tracht is traditional regional folk dress, such as the Bavarian Dirndl and Lederhosen. Related to tragen (to wear). Note the idiom eine Tracht Prügel, a thrashing, where the word means a portion or load.

Examples

"Zum Oktoberfest tragen viele eine Tracht."

Natural Translation

For Oktoberfest many people wear traditional costume.

Literal Translation

To-the Oktoberfest wear many a costume.

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