sarong
Americannoun
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a loose-fitting skirtlike garment formed by wrapping a strip of cloth around the lower part of the body, worn by both men and women in the Malay Archipelago and certain islands of the Pacific Ocean.
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a cloth for such garments.
noun
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a draped skirtlike garment worn by men and women in the Malay Archipelago, Sri Lanka, the Pacific islands, etc
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a fashionable Western adaptation of this garment
Etymology
Origin of sarong
First recorded in 1825–35, sarong is from the Malay word sarung, sarong
Vocabulary lists containing sarong
Example Sentences
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At a Mutharika rally in Machinga, an elderly woman wearing a colourful headscarf and sarong held up a huge bucket and shouted "fertiliser".
From BBC • Sep. 13, 2025
She wears a neon green-and-purple swimsuit with a matching sarong, which is based on a real ensemble Diana wore.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2023
“I couldn’t even save a longyi to wear,” Taher said, referring to a type of traditional sarong.
From Washington Post • Mar. 6, 2023
Upstairs, the door opened to a large open space with a dirty tiled floor; one man sat on a bench in a sarong, a clothesline filled with socks hanging above his head.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 25, 2022
Rita was dressed in a bark sarong and couldn’t stop grinning.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
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