ao dai

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English

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This ao dai is being worn as a school uniform at graduation.
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Etymology

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Borrowed from Vietnamese áo dài.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈaʊˈdaɪ], [ˈaʊˈzaɪ]

Noun

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ao dai (plural ao dais)

  1. A two panelled dress, worn by Vietnamese women as a national costume. [from 20th c.]
    • 2016, Christopher Goscha, The Penguin History of Modern Vietnam, Penguin, published 2017, page 382:
      While the ao dai first took off in Tonkin, southern women in Saigon were the ones to make it famous and those Vietnamese who were overseas after 1975 ensured that it remained a symbol of national elegance until it made a comeback in post-communist Vietnam.

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