"ao dai" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: [ˈaʊˈdaɪ], [ˈaʊˈzaɪ] Forms: ao dais [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Vietnamese áo dài. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|vi|áo dài}} Vietnamese áo dài Head templates: {{en-noun}} ao dai (plural ao dais)
  1. A two panelled dress, worn by Vietnamese women as a national costume. Wikipedia link: ao dai Categories (topical): Clothing Translations (dress): 奧黛 /奥黛 (àodài) (Chinese Mandarin), アオザイ (aozai) (Japanese), 아오자이 (aojai) (Korean), áo dài (alt: 襖𨱽) (Vietnamese)

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "dress",
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