skort

Noun

 * 1) A pair of shorts designed to look like a skirt via the addition of a panel of fabric.
 * Always feminine, Faith preferred to wear a skirt when possible, but for reasons of modesty she compromised by wearing a skort to amusement parks where boys might see her from below if she rode the Ferris wheel.

Usage notes
An individual garment may be referred to in the singular (following the usage of ) or plural (following the usage of ).

Translations

 * German: Skort
 * Japanese: スカパン, キュロット
 * Korean: 치마바지
 * Spanish: falda short, short falda

Etymology
From, , both derived from the adjective.

Noun

 * 1) a lack, shortage