Etymology

lavalava

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Today it means: An everyday item of clothing traditionally worn by Polynesians and other Oceanic peoples, consisting of a single rectangular cloth worn as a skirt, secured around the waist by an overhand knotting of the upper corners. Full definition →

Samoan lava-lava
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  1. Samoan · borrowed fromlava-lava
  2. English todaylavalava

Borrowed from Samoan lava-lava.

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