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lungi

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

A garment worn around the waist, especially by men, in Southern India, Bangladesh, Burma, and Pakistan.

Equivalents

Françaislungi
Italianolungi
7 more languages
বাংলালুঙ্গি
ગુજરાતીલુંગી
हिन्दीलुंगी
မြန်မာလုံချည်
ਪੰਜਾਬੀਲੁੰਗੀ
தமிழ்லுங்கி
Tiếng Việtkhán quan

Examples

Samad […] regularly wore a long piece of embroidered grey cotton, a lungi, wrapped round his waist.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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