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- Samoan · borrowed fromlava-lava
- English todaylavalava
Borrowed from Samoan lava-lava.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 →
Borrowed from Samoan lava-lava.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.