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smoking

tuxedo

noun SMOH-king Rare
Home & Lifestyle Clothing

Origin: English smoking jacket.

Also means

dinner jacket

Usage Note

Smoking is an invariable masculine noun in Italian (no plural change: gli smoking). It refers specifically to a formal dinner suit or tuxedo, not to the act of smoking (which is fumare). This is a classic false friend for English speakers: indossare uno smoking means to wear a tuxedo, not to be smoking.

Examples

"Indossava uno smoking elegante alla cerimonia."

Natural Translation

He was wearing an elegant tuxedo at the ceremony.

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