Mao suit

English

Etymology

Named after Mao Zedong, Chinese Communist leader.

Noun

Mao suit (plural Mao suits)

1. A type of jacket popularized in China in the 20th century, with two breast pockets and two waist pockets.

Synonyms

• Mao jacket
• Zhongshan suit

Translations

jacket popularised in China

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 中山裝／中山装 (zh) (Zhōngshānzhuāng), 中山服 (zh) (zhōngshānfú)

• Finnish: maotakki
• German: Mao-Anzug m
• Portuguese: terno Mao m

Anagrams

• Taouism