tuxedo

English

Etymology

From Tuxedo Park, New York, USA, where the fashion is often said to have originated, the village in turn likely from an Algonquian language (Munsee).

Pronunciation

  • (US) enPR: tŭksē'dō, IPA(key): /tʌkˈsidoʊ/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /tʌkˈsiːdəʊ/
  • Rhymes: -iːdəʊ

Noun

Three men in tuxedos

tuxedo (plural tuxedos or tuxedoes)

  1. A typically black formal jacket worn by men.
  2. The entire suit complementing and including this jacket.

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Spanish

Noun

tuxedo m (plural tuxedos)

  1. tuxedo
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