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View synonyms for lavalava
lavalava
or la·va-la·va
[ lah-vuh-lah-vuh ]
noun
- the principal garment in Polynesia, especially in Samoa, consisting of a piece of printed cloth worn as a loincloth or skirt.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of lavalava1
First recorded in 1890–95; from Samoan: “clothing”
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Example Sentences
He was dressed in a dark coat and lavalava and white shirt, and looked very swagger indeed.
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And then how they marched up here, every man in a new black lavalava, some forty strong, to decorate the grave?
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