cheongsam
/ˈchoŋ-ˌsäm/noun
cheongsam is spelled C-H-E-O-N-G-S-A-M: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cheongsam means “A tight-fitting Chinese formal woman's dress, usually brightly coloured, patterned and/or embroidered, with a split at the thigh” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cheongsam is cheongsams.
How many letters and syllables are in cheongsam?
| Letters | 9: C-H-E-O-N-G-S-A-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 114,361st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is cheongsam?
Cheongsam appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce cheongsam?
- /ˈchoŋ-ˌsäm/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of cheongsam
- cheongsams plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cheongsam mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A tight-fitting Chinese formal woman's dress, usually brightly coloured, patterned and/or embroidered, with a split at the thigh.
- 2
A plain coloured, tight-fitting dress with a short split at the thigh, worn as a school uniform by schoolgirls.
- 3
A long formal dress-like garment or robe worn by Asian men.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does cheongsam come from?
From Cantonese 長衫／长衫 (coeng4 saam1, “long robe”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).