Etymology

tuxedo

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Today it means: A typically black formal jacket worn by men. Full definition →

Eastern Algonquian
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tuxedo · noun1

  1. Eastern Algonquian · derived from
  2. English todaytuxedo

From Tuxedo Park, New York, US, where the fashion is often said to have originated, the village in turn likely from an Eastern Algonquian language (Munsee), from Lenape, tucsedo or p'tuxseepu, ("crooked water" or "crooked river").

Tuxedo · proper noun2

See tuxedo.

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