Meaning of lavalava | Babel Free

Definitions

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.

Examples

“Some tourists buy Samoan identity merchandise as novelties, but most prefer sloganless items such as printed lavalavas.”

“The guy she went out with was named Ziki Fuapopo, and the story she told involved his mother, a pile of cocaine, and a group of men dressed in lavalavas.”

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