səˈrȯŋ, -räŋ noun
( -s )
Etymology: Malay ( kain ) sarong, from kain cloth + sarong sheath, covering
1.
a. : a loose skirt that is made of a long strip of cloth wrapped around the body and held in place by tucking or rolling at the waist and is worn chiefly by men and women of the Malay archipelago and the Pacific islands
b. : cloth for such garments ; especially : printed cotton
2. : a close-fitting outer garment or dress copied from the sarong that is worn by western women and usually draped in the front