barong
Example Sentences
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While the couple initially considered wearing barong tagalog shirts, traditional dress of the Philippines, honoring Mr. Sauler’s background, they wore tuxedos.
From New York Times
He was a sharp dresser, frequently sporting a barong tagalog, the formal Filipino menswear.
From Seattle Times
There were former premiers in military garb, bishops in cassocks and collars, and diplomats in barong shirts.
From Time
On the rare occasions when he wore a barong, a formal embroidered shirt, he rolled up the sleeves.
From The New Yorker
"I tried drugs...many kinds of drugs, all kinds of drugs," he said, dressed in the traditional white Filipino barong shirt and trousers.
From Reuters
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
