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bóxer

/ˈboɡseɾ/

noun, masculine/ˈboɡseɾ/plural: bóxers

Boxer (a participant in the Boxer Rebellion in China); boxer shorts

Borrowed from English boxer. The sense "boxer shorts" is a pseudo-anglicism, derived from the English boxer shorts; note that while boxer does exist in English to refer to boxer shorts, it only exists as an attributive in front of other nouns, and cannot function as a standalone noun.

noun, masculine/ˈboɡseɾ/plural: bóxers

boxer (a breed of dog)

Borrowed from German Boxer.