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lavalava
[lah-vuh-lah-vuh]
noun
the principal garment in Polynesia, especially in Samoa, consisting of a piece of printed cloth worn as a loincloth or skirt.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of lavalava1
Example Sentences
Moana’s players wear yellow ie lavalava — the signature wraparound skirts of Polynesia.
They had almost all shirts of scarlet flannel, and lavalavas, the Samoan kilt, either of scarlet or light blue.
You should have seen Leuelu's sisters in silk bodices trimmed with gold braid, and green velvet lavalavas bordered with plush furniture fringe!
The clothing worn by the men and woman was nothing but the 'lavalava,' a scarf of sea-grass fiber about 18 inches wide and five feet long.
The batter and a teammate run to opposite ends of the concrete pitch, crossing each other in the middle with their ie lavalava flying.
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