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sarong (n.)

skirt-like garment, the Malay national garment, 1834, from Malay (Austronesian) sarung "sheath, covering." OED traces it to "some mod. form of Skr. saranga "variegated."

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Definitions of sarong from WordNet

sarong (n.)
a loose skirt consisting of brightly colored fabric wrapped around the body; worn by both women and men in the South Pacific;
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