Etymology

pagne

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Today it means: A length of wax-print fabric made in West Africa, worn as a single wrap or made into other clothing, and serving as a form of currency. Full definition →

French pagne
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  1. French · borrowed frompagne
  2. English todaypagne

Borrowed from French pagne. Doublet of pane and pannus.

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