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How to pronounce sarong in English?

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Type of skirt

Examples of sarong

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A sheet like a sarong, there are, it is said, over 10 ways the pareu can be worn.
From the guardian.co.uk
A rotund figure in only a white sarong, he says the goddess speaks to him, too.
From the economist.com
David Beckham was known to sport a sarong and nail polish in his United days.
From the independent.co.uk
The sarong is common wear for women, in formal settings with a kebaya blouse.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Men wear a type of sarong, which is coloured in bright bands, called a kikoi.
From the en.wikipedia.org
A gray-haired gentleman, he emerges from his teakwood house in cardigan and sarong.
From the time.com
Over the road a teenage girl in a sarong takes a shower in an enamel basin of water.
From the dailymercury.com.au
Paul Chandler wore a mauve-colored short shirt and a green patterned sarong.
From the suntimes.com
A woman in a sarong, her newly washed hair in a towel turban blew us a kiss.
From the nzherald.co.nz
More examples
  • A loose skirt consisting of brightly colored fabric wrapped around the body; worn by both women and men in the South Pacific
  • A sarong or sarung (pronounced in Malay) is a large tube or length of fabric, often wrapped around the waist and worn as a kilt by men and as a skirt by women throughout much of South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Arabian Peninsula, the Horn of Africa, and on many Pacific islands. ...
  • A garment made of a length of printed cloth wrapped about the waist that is commonly worn by men and women in Malaysia, Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, and the Pacific islands
  • A long cloth that is wrapped around the entire body. It can be tied at the waist to form a skirt or tied around the neck or underarms for a dress.
  • A loose garment made of a long strip of cloth wrapped around the body that is worn as a skirt or dress
  • From Tamil Saaram or Malayalam Chaaram meaning a waist clothe.
  • A wrap skirt with many variations, worn widely by both sexes in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands. The term also refers to the cloth used for sarongs. Vintage sarong silk is sometimes used as jacket embellishment.
  • Weapon sheath, Indonesian waist cloth
  • A strip of cloth worn around the body, especially in Malaya. Worn around the waist or body in contemporary fashion, especially as part of beach/ holiday apparel.