Etymology

cheongsam

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Today it means: A tight-fitting Chinese formal woman's dress, usually brightly coloured, patterned and/or embroidered, with a split at the thigh. Full definition →

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The story

From Cantonese 長衫/长衫 (coeng4 saam1, “long robe”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.