a loincloth or skirt of printed cloth, traditionally worn by men and women of the South Sea islands
Origin of lava-lava
Samoanlava-lava
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Noun
(plural lavalavas)
- 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.
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