Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ao dai

/ˈaʊ ˈdaɪ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.02 in modern English

Syllables: ao -dai
IPA: /ˈaʊ ˈdaɪ/

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A two panelled dress, worn by Vietnamese women as a national costume.

Example Sentences

"While the ao dai first took off in Tonkin, southern women in Saigon were the ones to make it famous and those Vietnamese who were overseas after 1975 ensured that it remained a symbol of national elegance until it made a comeback in post-communist Vietnam."

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese áo dài.

Inflected Forms

ao dais (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce ao dai?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈaʊ ˈdaɪ/.
What does ao dai mean?: A two panelled dress, worn by Vietnamese women as a national costume.
Where does ao dai come from?: Borrowed from Vietnamese áo dài.

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