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单词 muumuu
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Definition of muumuu in English:

muumuu

noun ˈmuːmuːˈmo͞omo͞o
  • A woman's loose, brightly coloured dress, especially one traditionally worn in Hawaii.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The younger women also wore shorts, jeans and T-shirts, and the mature ladies colorful muumuus.
    • Some Hawaiian women wear the muumuu, a voluminous dress originally designed by modest missionaries for Hawaiian women.
    • Try to keep to your typical style of dress, but only slightly flowier - we are not talking caftans or muumuus!
    • She wore tons of jewelry and her muumuu was the brightest shade of green that Abbey had ever seen.
    • She was wearing a bright green muumuu with large orange flowers printed on it.
    Synonyms
    cloak, wrap, mantle, cape, kaftan

Origin

Early 20th century: from Hawaiian mu'u mu'u, literally 'cut off'.

 
 

Definition of muumuu in US English:

muumuu

nounˈmo͞omo͞o
  • A woman's loose, brightly colored dress, especially one traditionally worn in Hawaii.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Try to keep to your typical style of dress, but only slightly flowier - we are not talking caftans or muumuus!
    • The younger women also wore shorts, jeans and T-shirts, and the mature ladies colorful muumuus.
    • She was wearing a bright green muumuu with large orange flowers printed on it.
    • She wore tons of jewelry and her muumuu was the brightest shade of green that Abbey had ever seen.
    • Some Hawaiian women wear the muumuu, a voluminous dress originally designed by modest missionaries for Hawaiian women.
    Synonyms
    cloak, wrap, mantle, cape, kaftan

Origin

Early 20th century: from Hawaiian mu'u mu'u, literally ‘cut off’.

 
 
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