Definition

1. Noun:
   • Swallow-tailed coat, swallow-tail: A formal coat for men, characterized by a long back that splits into two pointed tails resembling a swallow's tail. This is the primary and most common meaning.
   • A shape resembling a shrimp's tail: Used to describe any object, pattern, or form that is forked or split at the end, similar to the tail of a shrimp. This is a descriptive, metaphorical use.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Các đại sứ mặc áo đuôi tôm trong buổi lễ. (The ambassadors wore swallow-tailed coats at the ceremony.)
  • Chiếc lá có hình đuôi tôm. (The leaf has a shrimp-tail shape.)
  • Kiểu tóc đó tạo thành một cái đuôi tôm ở phía sau. (That hairstyle forms a shrimp-tail shape at the back.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is almost exclusively used in the compound form "áo đuôi tôm" to specifically mean the formal coat. When used alone, "đuôi tôm" typically refers to the shape.
  • Họa tiết đuôi tôm trên tấm vải rất độc đáo. (The shrimp-tail pattern on the fabric is very unique.)

Variants and Related Words

• Áo đuôi tôm (n): The full term for "swallow-tailed coat" or "tailcoat".
• Đuôi (n): Tail (of an animal, an object, or a line).
• Tôm (n): Shrimp; prawn.

Synonyms

• Áo đuôi én: Literally "swallow-tailed coat", a less common synonym for the formal wear.
• Áo chẽn: A more general term for a fitted formal coat, but not specifically a tailcoat.

Related Phrases

• Hình đuôi tôm (n): Shrimp-tail shape; forked shape.
• Cắt đuôi tôm (v): To cut into a forked or swallow-tail shape.

1. áo đuôi tôm
2. Swallow-tailed coat, swallow-tail