tuxedo

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun semiformal evening dress for men

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").

In classic literature

Synonyms

dinner jacket, tux, black tie

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