English Explanatory Dictionary

lavalava

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

lavalava lavalavas

Etymology

Borrowed from Samoan lava-lava.

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