shorts vs lederhosen

shorts and lederhosen both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
shorts	Yes	No	No	No
lederhosen	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, lederhosen is a hyponym of shorts; that is, lederhosen is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than shorts:

shorts: (used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee
lederhosen: leather shorts often worn with suspenders; worn especially by men and boys in Bavaria

Other hyponyms of shorts include Bermuda shorts, Jamaica shorts, hot pants.

shorts (noun)	lederhosen (noun)
(used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee	leather shorts often worn with suspenders; worn especially by men and boys in Bavaria
underpants worn by men