"cheongsam" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cheongsams [plural], cheongsam [plural]
Etymology: From Cantonese 長衫/长衫 (coeng4 saam1, “long robe”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|yue|-}} Cantonese, {{zh-l|長衫|long robe|tr=coeng4 saam1}} 長衫/长衫 (coeng4 saam1, “long robe”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|cheongsam}} cheongsam (plural cheongsams or cheongsam)
  1. A tight-fitting Chinese formal woman's dress, usually brightly coloured, patterned and/or embroidered, with a split at the thigh. Synonyms: qipao
    Sense id: en-cheongsam-en-noun-3JlkaJEn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 29 31 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 45 27 29
  2. (Hong Kong) A plain coloured, tight-fitting dress with a short split at the thigh, worn as a school uniform by schoolgirls. Tags: Hong-Kong
    Sense id: en-cheongsam-en-noun-0FUENlXl Categories (other): Hong Kong English
  3. A long formal dress-like garment or robe worn by Asian men. Categories (topical): Clothing Synonyms: changshan
    Sense id: en-cheongsam-en-noun-ezhAwsj7 Disambiguation of Clothing: 30 27 42

Inflected forms

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