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chawat

chawat noun: a traditional loincloth of the Malay region.

Noun

chawat (plural chawats)

  1. A traditional loincloth of the Malay region.
    • In the evening it was crowded with young men and boys, who came to look at me. They were mostly fine young fellows, and I could not help admiring the simplicity and elegance of their costume. Their only dress is the long "chawat," or waist-cloth, which hangs down before and behind. It is generally...1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume I, London: Macmillan and Co., page 103

Forms of chawat

pluralchawats

Origin of chawat

From Malay cawat.

Questions about chawat

What does chawat mean?
Chawat means a traditional loincloth of the Malay region.
What part of speech is chawat?
Chawat is a noun.
What is the plural of chawat?
The plural of chawat is chawats.

Words near chawat in the dictionary

  1. chawanmushi
  2. chawans
  3. chawarma
  4. chawarmas
  5. Chawasha
  6. chawat
  7. chawats
  8. chawbacon
  9. chawbacons
  10. chawbone
  11. chawbones

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