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Definition of sarong noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sarong

noun

/səˈrɒŋ/

/səˈrɔːŋ/

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a long piece of cloth wrapped around the body from the middle part or the chest, worn by Malaysian and Indonesian men and womenTopics Clothes and Fashionc2
Word Originmid 19th cent.: Malay, literally ‘sheath’.

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