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chawats

chawats is the plural of chawat.

Meaning of chawat

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

Questions about chawats

What is chawats the plural of?
Chawats is the plural of chawat.

Words near chawats in the dictionary

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

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