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lava-lava
la·va-la·va
(
plural
la·va-la·vas
)
noun
Definition:
Polynesian lower garment:
a rectangular piece of printed cotton worn wrapped around the waist by the people of Samoa and other parts of Polynesia
[
Late 19th century. < Samoan
]
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