lungi
Americannoun
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a cloth used as a turban, scarf, sarong, etc., in India, Pakistan, and Myanmar (Burma).
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a loincloth worn by men in India.
noun
Etymology
Origin of lungi
First recorded in 1625–35; from Hindi lungī, from Persian
Example Sentences
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Ponraj Jeyaraj asked for a lungi, a type of sarong.
From New York Times • Aug. 20, 2020
Mohammad Ilyas, 55, fled to Bangladesh with only a shirt and a lungi sarong, along with dozens of others from Rathedaung township.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 7, 2018
Alright, there's a zip involved, which does elevate it slightly beyond the old school lungi, but there seems universal agreement on Twitter that... it's a lungi.
From BBC • Jan. 31, 2018
Is that what's just happened to the lungi?
From BBC • Jan. 31, 2018
He wore a short lungi, a kurta shirt, and a cap.
From "Rickshaw Girl" by Mitali Perkins
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