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• a variation of lavalava.

lava-lava

British  

noun

1. a draped skirtlike garment of printed cotton or calico worn by Polynesians

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Etymology

Origin of lava-lava

Samoan

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lava-lava

To celebrate his Samoan heritage, the Browns’ first-round pick dressed in a maroon lava-lava - a skirt - and a white-and-maroon vest and a red lei.

From Washington Times ● May 1, 2015

Shelton wore a traditional Samoan skirt called a lava-lava, as a tribute to his heritage.

From Washington Times ● May 1, 2015

Tattooed clan chiefs wearing lava-lava skirts still stroll across the main square of Pago Pago just as they did when young Willie Maugham stopped off and scribbled the notes for Rain.

From Time Magazine Archive

All the men wear the kilt of the South Seas, the sulu, ridi, or lava-lava, and as often as not a tunic besides.

From Stevenson's Shrine The Record of a Pilgrimage by Laura Stubbs

In our islands," Mrs Davidson went on in her high-pitched tones, "we've practically eradicated the lava-lava.

From The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands by W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham