maro

American  

[mahr-oh] / ˈmɑr oʊ /

noun

1. a loincloth worn ceremonially by Maori and Tahitian men, consisting of a grass apron or a length of cloth wrapped around the waist and sometimes between the legs, traditionally made from flax fibers or tree bark.

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The sea is rough La maro estas maltrankvila la mah'ro estahss mahltrahnk-vee'la It is blowing a gale Ventegas vehnteh'gahss I feel sick Mi sentas naŭzon mee sehn'tahss nahw'zohn Can you get me some tea?

From Esperanto Self-Taught with Phonetic Pronunciation by Mann, William W.

When they arrived on board, all, with the single exception of Tui, were furnished only with a "maro" of "tapa," scanty in its proportions, but still enough to wrap round their loins.

From The Cruise of the Cachalot Round the World After Sperm Whales by Bullen, Frank T.

They wear no clothing except the maro, and many of them are tattooed, with a variety of figures, over their body.

From The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes by Craig, Austin

It is at this part of the morai also that they first invest their kings with the maro.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 16 by Kerr, Robert

The women wear a petticoat of the same stuff as the maro, but wider and longer, without, however, reaching below the knees.

From Narrative of a Voyage to the Northwest Coast of America in the years 1811, 1812, 1813, and 1814 or the First American Settlement on the Pacific by Franchere, Gabriel