samfu

English

Etymology

From Cantonese 衫褲／衫裤 (saam¹ fu³, “shirt (and) pants”).

Noun

samfu (plural samfus)

1. A type of suit worn in China, consisting of a shirt with a high neckline bound down the middle with tassels, and trousers
   • 1973, Alvin Rabushka, Race and Politics in Urban Malaya, page 26:

     Female dress, for example, immediately establishes race: sarongs for Malays, cheongsams and samfus for Chinese, and saris for Indians.

Anagrams

• Musaf