ao dai
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of ao dai
From Vietnamese áo dài literally, “long garment”
Example Sentences
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After Charlene’s daughter Rainey gets a miniature ao dai for her Barbie doll from the family seamstress, Charlene cooks up a scheme that will ultimately push Tricia to her limit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2023
There will be plenty of traditional Vietnamese food, lion dances, a curated ao ao dai fashion show and more.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 5, 2023
Flower girls in cream-colored traditional dresses called ao dai carried crocheted lace lanterns that were made by local artisans.
From New York Times ● Mar. 23, 2012
In small, tentative clumps, children wandered over to inspect the Thai golden offering bowl, pick up the Indonesian rattle and poke at a Vietnamese doll dressed in a traditional ao dai.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2010
Women there still wear the brightly colored ao dai, in contrast to the unisex black pants and white shirt commonly worn in the north.
From Time Magazine Archive
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