BIKINI


Meaning of BIKINI in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ bə-ˈkē-nē ]

noun

Etymology: French, from Bikini, atoll of the Marshall Islands

Date: 1947

1.

a. : a woman's scanty two-piece bathing suit

b. : a man's brief swimsuit

2. : a man's or woman's low-cut briefs

• bi·ki·nied also bi·ki·ni'd -nēd adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.