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Dutch military personnel wearing sarong, 1949 Three women wearing sarongs in 1905. A sarong or a sarung (Malay pronunciation:, / s ə ˈ r ɒ ŋ /) is a large tube or length of fabric, often wrapped around the waist, worn in Southeast Asia, South Asia, Western Asia, Northern Africa, East Africa, [1] West Africa, and on many Pacific islands.
Shared with British English. (Original meaning: a small portable flask or bottle for storing water or beverages) Commute [10] — To take public transportation. (Original meaning: to regularly travel from one's home to one's workplace or school, or vice versa) Computer shop [28] – An internet cafe. (Original meaning: A shop that sells computers)
A patadyong from the Sulu Archipelago, Philippines. The patadyong (Tagalog pronunciation: [pɐ.t̪ɐˈd͡ʒoŋ], also called patadyung, patadjong, habol, or habul), is an indigenous rectangular or tube-like wraparound skirt worn by both men and women of the Visayas and the Sulu Archipelago of the Philippines, similar to the Malong, or Sarong.
Kikoy fabric in Nairobi. A kikoi is a traditional rectangle of woven cloth originating from Africa.Considered a part of Swahili culture, the kikoi is mostly worn by the coastal men but now includes the Maasai people of Kenya [1] as well as men from Tanzania and Zanzibar.
A typical kitenge pattern. Customers and visitors at a display of African kitenge clothes. A kitenge or chitenge (pl. vitenge Swahili; zitenge in Tonga) is an East African, West African and Central African piece of fabric similar to a sarong, often worn by women and wrapped around the chest or waist, over the head as a headscarf, or as a baby sling.
Dancers performing the kapa malong malong, a traditional Maguindanao dance featuring the uses of the malong. The malong is a traditional Filipino-Bangsamoro rectangular or tube-like wraparound skirt bearing a variety of geometric or okir designs.
The root word of barong is the Tagalog word baro, meaning "outfit" or "clothing". [3] [4] [5] The term is usually not capitalized. [6] Though "barong tagalog" literally translates to "Tagalog outfit", the "tagalog" in the name does not mean that it was a form of dress exclusive to the Tagalog people, as opposed to other Philippine ethnic groups.
The sampot dates back to the Funan era when a Cambodian king ordered the people of his kingdom to wear the sampot at the request of Chinese envoys. [4] It is similar to the lungi and dhoti worn in the Indian subcontinent, the longyi worn in Burma, and the sarong worn in maritime Southeast Asia.