First Known Use: 1952
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cheongsam
noun cheong·sam \ˈchȯŋ-ˌsäm\
Definition of CHEONGSAM
: a dress of southern Chinese origin with a slit skirt and a mandarin collar
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Origin of CHEONGSAM
Chinese (Guangdong) chèuhng-sāam, literally, long gown
Rhymes with CHEONGSAM
A-bomb, aplomb, ashram, bee balm, buzz bomb, car bomb, Ceram, coulomb, Coulomb, dive-bomb, dot-com, EPROM, firebomb, grande dame, H-bomb, imam, Islam, Long Tom, napalm, nizam, noncom, oil palm, phenom, pogrom, pom-pom, réclame, rhabdom, salaam, sitcom, skip bomb, Songnam, stink bomb, tam-tam, therefrom, time bomb, tom-tom, wax palm, wherefrom, wigwam
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