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lungi

[loong-gee, loon-jee] / ˈlʊŋ gi, ˈlʊn dʒi /
NOUN
turban
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


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Ponraj Jeyaraj asked for a lungi, a type of sarong.

From New York Times Aug. 20, 2020

Alright, there's a zip involved, which does elevate it slightly beyond the old school lungi, but there seems universal agreement on Twitter that... it's a lungi.

From BBC Jan. 31, 2018

But the lungi - or lungyi, longyi, sarong etc - has now found its way on to the High Street.

From BBC Jan. 31, 2018

Is that what's just happened to the lungi?

From BBC Jan. 31, 2018

Inside, she found a cap, a lungi cloth, and a kurta shirt.

From "Rickshaw Girl" by Mitali Perkins




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