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cheongsam
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Webster's New Millennium™ Dictionary of English - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry:  cheongsam
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  See qipao

Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
cheong·sam       [chawng-sahm] Pronunciation Key
–noun
a form-fitting, knee-length dress with a mandarin collar and slit skirt, worn chiefly by Oriental women.

[Origin: 1955–60; < Chin dial. (Guangdong) chèuhngsāam, equiv. to Chin chángshān long dress]
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
cheong·sam       (chông'säm')  Pronunciation Key 
n.   A long dress with a high collar and slit skirt, traditionally worn by Chinese women.


[Chinese (Cantonese) ch'eūng shaam, long gown, equivalent to Chinese (Mandarin) cháng, long + Chinese (Mandarin) shān, gown.]

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