lavalava

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lavalava

Rhymes with -ɑːvə

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Borrowed from Samoan lava-lava.

noun lavalavas · lavalava

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. Some tourists buy Samoan identity merchandise as novelties, but most prefer sloganless items such as printed lavalavas.

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@misc{lavalava_2026,
  title = {lavalava},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lavalava},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}