Dictionary

tuxedo en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /tʌkˈsiːdəʊ/ (UK)
• tŭksē'dō (US)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /tʌkˈsidoʊ/ (US)

Etymology

From Tuxedo Park, New York, US, where the fashion is often said to have originated, the village in turn likely from an Eastern Algonquian language (Munsee), from Lenape, tucsedo or p'tuxseepu, ("crooked water" or "crooked river").

Meanings

1. A typically black formal jacket worn by men.
   • He wore a tuxedo for his sister's wedding.
   • His mom bought a tuxedo for him.
2. The entire suit complementing and including this jacket.
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of tuxedo cat.
   alt of tuxedo cat

Forms

Deriveds

tuxedo shirt · betuxedoed · tuxedo cat · tuxedo-clad · tuxedoed · tux · Canadian tuxedo · Texan tuxedo

Relateds

smoking jacket

Synonyms

dinner jacket (formal jacket) · penguin suit (formal suit) · black tie (formal suit) · tux (formal suit)

Translations (70)

ko 턱시도 (formal jacket) · uk смо́кінг (formal jacket) · cs smokink (formal suit) · de Tuxedo (formal suit) · rsk смокинґ (formal jacket) · cs smokink (formal jacket) · hu szmoking (formal jacket) · sh смокинг (formal jacket) · mk смо́кинг (formal suit) · vi ximôkinh (formal jacket) · mk смо́кинг (formal jacket) · tr smokin (formal suit) · ru смо́кинг (formal suit) · es smoking (formal jacket) · lo ຊຸດລາຕີຜູ້ຊາຍ (formal jacket) · bg смо́кинг (formal suit) · sh смокинг (formal suit) · nn smoking (formal jacket) · ja タキシード (formal suit) · ca esmòquing (formal jacket) · ja タキシード (formal jacket) · sh smoking (formal suit) · de Smoking (formal jacket) · hu szmoking (formal suit) · ka სმოკინგი (formal jacket) · pt smoking (formal suit) · ko 턱시도 (formal suit) · it smoking (formal suit) · ru смо́кинг (formal jacket) · eo smokingo (formal jacket) · sv smoking (formal suit) · nrf câsaque dé dînner (formal jacket) · gl smóking (formal jacket) · vi ximôckinh (formal jacket) · de Abendanzug (formal suit) · fi smokin takki (formal jacket) · et smoking (formal jacket) · nn smoking (formal suit) · mt libsa gala (formal suit) · de Smoking (formal suit) · cmn 無尾禮服 /无尾礼服 (formal suit) · mt ġlekk (formal jacket) · pl smoking (formal suit) · da smoking (formal jacket) · es esmoquin (formal jacket) · sv smoking (formal jacket) · es esmoquin (formal suit) · ga seaicéad dinnéir (formal jacket) · et smoking (formal suit) · cmn 無尾禮服 /无尾礼服 (formal jacket) · pl smoking (formal jacket) · fi smokki (formal suit) · yue 踢死兔 (formal jacket) · pt smoking (formal jacket) · tr smokin (formal jacket) · nb smoking (formal suit) · yi סמאָקינג (formal jacket) · vi áo đuôi tôm (formal jacket) · nb smoking (formal jacket) · el σμόκιν (formal jacket) · bg смокинг (formal jacket) · tl tuksedo (formal jacket) · es smoking (formal suit) · sh smoking (formal jacket) · yue 踢死兔 (formal suit) · fr smoking (formal suit) · da smoking (formal suit) · eo smokingo (formal suit) · fi smokkitakki (formal jacket) · fr smoking (formal jacket)