pareo
Americannoun
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Professional big-wave surfer Koa Rothman, who frequently travels from his home in Hawaii to surf events around the world, always has a pareo, or sarong, in his travel bag.
From Washington Post • Jun. 18, 2020
She likes going straight from the beach to dinner in a pareo.
From New York Times • Dec. 5, 2014
"Would you like a pareo?" said Eva quickly.
From The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands by Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset)
Strickland, clad only in a pareo, was standing with his back to the door, but he turned round when he heard the sound of boots.
From Moon and Sixpence by Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset)
Arnold Jackson, no longer in spruce ducks, wore nothing but a pareo round his loins and walked barefoot.
From The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands by Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset)
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