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sunga

sunga noun: a narrow, rectangular men's swimsuit to cover the genitals and posterior, popular in Brazil.

Noun

sunga (plural sungas)

  1. A narrow, rectangular men's swimsuit to cover the genitals and posterior, popular in Brazil.
    • I suspiciously open one eye and there's Edson, kneeling next to me and flashing a smile as white as his sunga.2021, Aliénor Salmon, Finding Rhythm: An International Dance Journey

Adjective capitalized: Sunga

Sunga (not comparable)

  1. (alternative) Alternative spelling of Shunga.

Forms of sunga

pluralsungas

Origin of sunga

Borrowed from Portuguese sunga.

Questions about sunga

What does sunga mean?
Sunga means a narrow, rectangular men's swimsuit to cover the genitals and posterior, popular in Brazil.
What part of speech is sunga?
Sunga can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of sunga?
The plural of sunga is sungas.

Words near sunga in the dictionary

  1. sung the same tune
  2. sung up
  3. Sung-chiang
  4. sung-through
  5. Sung-tzu
  6. sunga
  7. sungah
  8. sungahs
  9. Sungai Penuh
  10. sungar
  11. Sungari

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