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lavalava::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | skirt |
Examples of lavalava
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There was peak hour traffic driving by and here was my mum in her lavalava, leaping on top of me.
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On her first day at a waterfront hotel, a tall tanned man wearing a lavalava and a shell necklace approached her.
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Young men dressed in grass skirts and leaf anklets and women wearing lavalava dresses begin by singing and dancing traditional songs.
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His lavalava was ripped off and after the waves had passed, two of Mr Atia'e's sons came from down the hill to look for their father.
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Supporters wore a Mau uniform of a navy blue lavalava with a white stripe which was later banned by the colonial administration.
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After Thoma gave up the dive business he started sewing and painting the lavalava, called pareo in Kunie, that are the mainstay of the business.
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The fire is very real, and dancers often make contact with different parts of their body with only a short lavalava wrap around their waist.
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- A skirt consisting of a rectangle of calico or printed cotton; worn by Polynesians (especially Samoans)
- A lava-lava is an article of daily clothing traditionally worn by Polynesians and other Oceanic peoples. The term lava-lava is both singular and plural in the Samoan language. Today the fashion remains common in Tonga, Independent Samoa, American Samoa, and parts of Melanesia and Micronesia. ...
- Traditional men's skirt
