Sarong

//səˈɹɔŋ// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A garment made of a length of printed cloth wrapped about the waist that is commonly worn by men and women in South and Southeast Asia, also in the Pacific islands.

    "[David] Beckham donning a sarong was taken as incontrovertible proof that Posh had somehow managed to steal him from the world of men, by witchcraft. It is absolutely impossible to overestimate how upset people were by sarong-gate, particularly the tabloid media. The Sun ran the pic with the headline: “Beckham has got his Posh frock on.”"

  2. 2
    a loose skirt consisting of brightly colored fabric wrapped around the body; worn by both women and men in the South Pacific wordnet

Example

More examples

"I like your sarong style skirt."

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay sarung.

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