lavalava
or la·va-la·va
the principal garment in Polynesia, especially in Samoa, consisting of a piece of printed cloth worn as a loincloth or skirt.
Origin of lavalava
1- Also called pareu.
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How to use lavalava in a sentence
From the fact that each was attired in a new, snow-white lava-lava, Sheldon knew that they were recruits.
Adventure | Jack LondonAll the men wore trousers, for the Church has decided that the lava-lava is indecent.
The Trembling of a Leaf | William Somerset MaughamI am wearing only a lava-lava, and this faint sea-breeze blowing over me almost makes me forget the engines and their troubles.
Through the South Seas with Jack London | Martin JohnsonHe lived in a grass house, ate native goods, wore no other clothing than the native lava-lava.
Through the South Seas with Jack London | Martin JohnsonOld Oti's pride had been touched, for he suddenly stripped down his lava-lava and showed me the unmistakable scar of a bullet.
South Sea Tales | Jack London
British Dictionary definitions for lava-lava
a draped skirtlike garment of printed cotton or calico worn by Polynesians
Origin of lava-lava
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