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tanga

Syllabification: (tan·ga)
Pronunciation: /ˈtaNGgə/

(also tanga briefs)
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Definition of tanga

noun

British
  • a pair of briefs consisting of small panels connected by strings at the sides.

Origin:

early 20th century (denoting a loincloth worn by indigenous peoples in tropical America): from Portuguese, ultimately of Bantu origin. The current sense dates from the 1970s

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Definition of tanga in the British & World English dictionary