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ao dai

[ou dahy, aw dahy]

noun

plural

ao dais 
  1. a costume composed of a long tunic with side slits over wide trousers, worn by Vietnamese women as traditional dress.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of ao dai1

From Vietnamese áo dài literally, “long garment”
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Example Sentences

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There will be plenty of traditional Vietnamese food, lion dances, a curated ao ao dai fashion show and more.

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In the statue, the first large-scale rendition in the U.S. of the sacred figure, Mary is depicted standing on a cloud, wearing a traditional Vietnamese ao dai dress and khan dong hat.

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On Friday, wearing black and the traditional ao dai dress, she and her husband drove to the U.S.

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They filled it with bamboo purses and elegant pastel riffs on the ao dai, a traditional Vietnamese dress-pant combo. 

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The visitor can glimpse their wardrobes, with many colorful ao dai — Vietnam’s national costume — hanging on a rack.

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