cheongsam
/tʃɪɒŋˈsam
/ /tʃɒŋˈsam/noun
A straight, close-fitting silk dress with a high neck and slit skirt, worn by Chinese and Indonesian women.The opening drew a tux-and-gown crowd, including an array of cheongsams (traditional Chinese dresses) from San Francisco's sizable Chinese community....
- Photos from the time show a conservative 18-year-old, dressed in sober cheongsams, her hair sensibly bobbed.
- The most welcoming waitresses, of which there appears to be at least one per table, are smartly dressed in traditional cheongsams.
Origin
Chinese (Cantonese dialect).