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sa·rong

 (sə-rông′, -rŏng′)
n.
1. A garment consisting of a length of cloth that is wrapped around the body and tied at the waist or below the armpits, worn by men and women in Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Pacific islands.
2. A cloth of light fabric and varying length that is wrapped around the waist and tied, often worn as beachwear.
[Malay (kain) sarong, covering (cloth), sarong.]
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sarong

(səˈrɒŋ)
n
1. (Clothing & Fashion) a draped skirtlike garment worn by men and women in the Malay Archipelago, Sri Lanka, the Pacific islands, etc
2. (Clothing & Fashion) a Western adaptation of this garment
[C19: from Malay, literally: sheath]
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sa•rong

(səˈrɔŋ, -ˈrɒŋ)

n.
1. a loose-fitting skirtlike garment formed by wrapping a strip of cloth around the lower part of the body, worn by both sexes in the Malay Archipelago and some Pacific islands.
2. a cloth for such garments.
[1825–35; < Malay sarung, sarong]
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sarong

A length of cotton worn wrapped around the waist to make a long skirt.
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.sarong - a loose skirt consisting of brightly colored fabric wrapped around the bodysarong - a loose skirt consisting of brightly colored fabric wrapped around the body; worn by both women and men in the South Pacific
skirt - a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women
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Translations
السّارونج: الزِّي الوطني في المَلايو
sarong
sarong
maláj szoknya
sarong
sarongas
sarongs
sarong
dolama etekliksarong

sarong

[səˈrɒŋ] N → sarong m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

sarong

[səˈrɒŋ] n (traditional Malaysian clothing) → sarong m; (worn on beach) → paréo m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

sarong

n → Sarong m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

sarong

[səˈrɒŋ] n → sarong m inv
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

sarong

(səˈroŋ) (in Singapore and Malaysia sarung) noun
a kind of skirt worn by Malay men and women.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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