/ ˈsæmfuː; NAmE / noun
(from Chinese ) a light suit consisting of a jacket with a high collar and loose trousers / pants, worn by Chinese women
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WORD ORIGIN
1950s: from Chinese ( Cantonese dialect) shaam foò , from shaam coat + foò trousers.
/ ˈsæmfuː; NAmE / noun
(from Chinese ) a light suit consisting of a jacket with a high collar and loose trousers / pants, worn by Chinese women
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WORD ORIGIN
1950s: from Chinese ( Cantonese dialect) shaam foò , from shaam coat + foò trousers.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005