name · noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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US:tŭksē'dō
US:/tʌkˈsidoʊ/
UK:/tʌkˈsiːdəʊ/
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rhymes with -iːdəʊ
CMU ARPABET:T AH2 K S IY1 D OW0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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name
Meaning 1
A place name:
A suburb in south-west Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, named after Tuxedo Park, New York.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Meaning 2
A place name:
An unincorporated community in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Meaning 3
A place name:
A town in Orange County, New York, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Meaning 4
A place name:
An unincorporated community in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 5
A typically black formal jacket worn by men.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
He wore a tuxedo for his sister's wedding.
His mom bought a tuxedo for him.
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noun
Meaning 6
The entire suit complementing and including this jacket.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 7
Ellipsis of tuxedo cat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
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noun
Meaning 8
semiformal evening dress for men
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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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").
Across languages
Translations
70 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
смокинг
— formal jacket
Catalan:
esmòquing
— formal jacket
Chinese Cantonese:
踢死兔
(tek3 sei2 tou3)
— formal jacket
Chinese Mandarin:
無尾禮服 /无尾礼服
(wúwěilǐfú)
— formal jacket
