sarong
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4.6
- noun
- /səˈrɔŋ/
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sarong
- During the festival, many participants donned traditional sarongs adorned with bright patterns.
And in Indonesia, they'd both be wearing sarongs, but it wouldn't be the same.
- And in Indonesia, they'd both be wearing sarongs, but it wouldn't be the same.
- She wore these sarongs and these veils that were very revealing, right?
- Then I have just my sarongs that white and a black.
Examples
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Yeah, you can, uh, wear this sarong when we get to Tahiti.
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Yeah, see, I told you not to wear the sarong.
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You want me to wear a sarong to work?
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Well, you ought to go around in a sarong, Alma, like they do in the South Seas.
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Listen, she has long dark hair, wears a sarong and looks very much like a Hawaiian.
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The fishermen were very brown and wore sarongs.
Fiction book (1990) -
To get into the mood, they had purchased bright floral-print sarongs in the hotel's gift shop.
Fiction book (1991) -
They're wearing sarongs and hibiscus blossoms in their hair.
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You think you've found a private Shangri-La, and the next thing you know it's crawling with backpacking tourists in sarongs and sandals.
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The elevator doors opened on a willowy Afrikanka in a sarong, her beaded braids hanging past her waist, a thick paperback under her arm.
Fiction book (2002)
Synonyms
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1.0
A piece of clothing that hangs from the waist and covers the legs
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4.9
A long piece of cloth that women wrap around their bodies and drape over a shoulder
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6.3
A long piece of cloth that women wrap around the body and drape over one shoulder
A length of cloth wrapped and worn as a skirt or dress
Compounds
A friendly young woman, often from Southeast Asia, who loves parties, beaches, and wearing a sarong
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word sarong comes from the Malay and Indonesian word sarung, which means 'sheath' or 'cover'. So a sarong is simply a piece of cloth you 'wrap' like a cover around your body, which is why people wear it as a skirt or beach cover-up.