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cummerbund

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkʌməbʌnd/
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  • General-American: /ˈkʌmɚˌbʌnd/
  • General-American, proscribed: /ˈkʌmbɚˌbʌnd/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A broad sash, especially one that is pleated lengthwise and worn as an article of formal dress, as around a man's waist together with a tuxedo or dinner jacket.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: fashion, lifestyle

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a broad pleated sash worn as formal dress with a tuxedo

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: girdle, cincture, sash, waistband, waistcloth

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani کمر بند / कमरबंद (kamarband), from Classical Persian کمربند (kamarband), from کمر (kamar, “waist”) + بند (band, “band”).

Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: حِزَام (ḥizām) — broad sash
  • Arabic: حِزَام عَرِيض (ḥizām ʕarīḍ) — broad sash
  • Bulgarian: пояс (pojas) — broad sash
  • Chinese Mandarin: 腹帶 /腹带 (fùdài) — broad sash
  • Chinese Mandarin: 寬腰帶 /宽腰带 (kuānyāodài) — broad sash
  • Chinese Mandarin: 裝飾帶 /装饰带 (zhuāngshìdài) — broad sash
  • Dutch: brede ceintuur — broad sash
  • Finnish: smokkivyö — broad sash
  • French: large ceinture — broad sash
  • German: Kummerbund — broad sash
  • Hebrew: אבנט — broad sash
  • Hindi: मेखल (mekhal) — broad sash
  • Hindi: मेखला (mekhlā) — broad sash
  • Hindi: कमरबन्द (kamarband) — broad sash
  • Hungarian: övkendő — broad sash
  • Icelandic: lindi — broad sash
  • Italian: fascia di seta — broad sash
  • Italian: fascia di smoking — broad sash
  • Persian: کمربند (kamarband) — broad sash
  • Polish: pas smokingowy — broad sash
  • Portuguese: camarabando — broad sash
  • Russian: широ́кий по́яс под смо́кингом (širókij pójas pod smókingom) — broad sash
  • Russian: куша́к (kušák) — broad sash
  • Russian: ле́нта-по́яс (lénta-pójas) — broad sash
  • Serbo-Croatian: široki pojas — broad sash
  • Spanish: faja ancha — broad sash
  • Swedish: livgördel — broad sash
  • Swedish: maggördel — broad sash
  • Turkish: kuşak — broad sash
  • Urdu: کَمَر بَنْد — broad sash