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tanga

Pronunciation: /ˈtaŋgə/

(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: tanga briefs

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