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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

Is that what's just happened to the lungi?

From BBC Jan. 31, 2018

The lungi is a tube-shaped piece of cloth wrapped around the waist and tied together at the front.

From BBC Jan. 31, 2018

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

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

From "Rickshaw Girl" by Mitali Perkins




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