sarongs
sarongs is the plural of sarong.
Meaning of sarong
Noun
sarong (plural sarongs)
- 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.
- A few mats, baskets, and cooking vessels, with plates and basins purchased from the Macassar traders, constitute their whole furniture; spears and bows are their weapons; a sarong or mat forms the clothing of the women, a waist-cloth of the men.1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume II, London: Macmillan and Co., page 231
- Synonyms:
- lungi
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