tuxedo
/tʌkˈsiːdəʊ/US/tʌkˈsidoʊ/
tuxedo noun: a typically black formal jacket worn by men. Also the ellipsis of tuxedo cat.
Noun
tuxedo (plural tuxedos or tuxedoes)
- A typically black formal jacket worn by men.
- He wore a tuxedo for his sister's wedding.
- His mom bought a tuxedo for him.
- Synonyms:
- dinner jacket, black tie, tux, penguin suit
- The entire suit complementing and including this jacket.
Proper noun capitalized: Tuxedo
Tuxedo
- A suburb in south-west Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, named after Tuxedo Park, New York.
- An unincorporated community in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States.
- A town in Orange County, New York, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States.
Also used as
tuxedo is also the ellipsis of tuxedo cat.
tuxedo meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
tuxedo in Hindi
- टक्सेडो, टक्सीडो, तुक्सेडो
tuxedo in Tamil
- டக்ஸெடோ, டக்ஸேடோ, டக்ஸடோ
tuxedo in Marathi
- टक्सेडो, टक्सीडो, तुक्सेडो
tuxedo in Urdu
- ٹکسڈو
More languagesFewer languages
- tuxedo in Bengali
- টাক্সেডো, তুক্সেডো, টুক্সেডো
- tuxedo in Telugu
- టక్సెడో, టక్సేడో, టక్సీడో
- tuxedo in Malayalam
- ടക്സെഡോ, ടക്സേഡോ, തുക്സെഡോ
- tuxedo in Kannada
- ಟಕ್ಸೆಡೋ, ಟಕ್ಸೆಡೊ, ತುಕ್ಸೆಡೋ
- tuxedo in Punjabi
- ਟਕਸਡੋ, ਟੂਕਸੇਡੋ, ਟੱਕਸਡੋ
- tuxedo in Gujarati
- ટક્સેડો, ટક્સીડો, તુક્સેડો
- tuxedo in Odia
- ଟକ୍ସେଡୋ, ଟକ୍ସଡୋ, ତୁକ୍ସେଡୋ
- tuxedo in Nepali
- टक्सेडो, टक्सीडो, टुक्सेडो
- tuxedo in Tagalog
- tuksedo
- tuxedo in Vietnamese
- ximôckinh, ximôkinh, áo đuôi tôm
Examples of tuxedo in a sentence
- You look so sharp in that tuxedo!
- Tux is a short form of tuxedo.
- Realizing the tuxedo kitten was an orphan like me, I scooped her up and brought her inside.
Synonyms of tuxedo
Forms of tuxedo
| plural | tuxedos |
|---|---|
| plural | tuxedoes |
Origin of tuxedo
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").
See tuxedo.
Words formed from tuxedo
Phrases with tuxedo
Words that rhyme with tuxedo
Questions about tuxedo
- What does tuxedo mean?
- Tuxedo means a typically black formal jacket worn by men.
- What is tuxedo in Hindi?
- Tuxedo in Hindi is टक्सेडो, टक्सीडो, तुक्सेडो. See Tuxedo meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is tuxedo?
- Tuxedo can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce tuxedo?
- Tuxedo is pronounced /tʌkˈsidoʊ/ (US).
- What is the plural of tuxedo?
- The plural of tuxedo is tuxedos.
Words near tuxedo in the dictionary
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