Cheongsam Definition

chôngsäm
noun
A high-necked, closefitting dress with the skirt slit partway up the sides, traditionally worn by Chinese women.
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Other Word Forms of Cheongsam

Noun

Singular:
cheongsam
Plural:
cheongsams

Origin of Cheongsam

  • Cantonese ceong4 saam1 long gown ceong4 long (from Middle Chinese trfiiaŋ) (also the source of Mandarin cháng) saam1 gown (from Middle Chinese ʂaːm) (also the source of Mandarin shān)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Cantonese 長衫 (cheongsam, “long dress”)

    From Wiktionary

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