TANGA


Meaning of TANGA in English

[ 'taŋgə ]

■ noun Brit. a pair of briefs consisting of small panels connected by strings at the sides.

Origin

early 20th cent. (denoting a loincloth worn by indigenous peoples in tropical America): from Port., ult. of Bantu origin.

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