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sarung

sarung is the alternative form of sarong.

Meaning of sarong

Noun

sarong (plural sarongs)

  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.
    • 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

Forms of sarung

pluralsarungs

Questions about sarung

What is sarung the alternative form of?
Sarung is the alternative form of sarong.

Words near sarung in the dictionary

  1. sarule
  2. sarules
  3. Sarum
  4. Sarumian
  5. Sarumyan
  6. sarung
  7. Sarungbam
  8. sarungs
  9. saruplase
  10. sarus crane
  11. sarus cranes

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