MONOKINI


Meaning of MONOKINI in English

/ ˌmɒnəˈkiːni; NAmE ˌmɑːn-/ noun

an item of clothing for the beach consisting of the bottom half of a bikini

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WORD ORIGIN

1960s: from mono- one + a shortened form of bikini (the first syllable misinterpreted as bi- two ).

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