lavalava

Plural: lavalava, lavalavas

Noun

• A traditional Polynesian wraparound skirt garment.
• a skirt consisting of a rectangle of calico or printed cotton; worn by Polynesians (especially Samoans)
• An everyday item of clothing traditionally worn by Polynesians and other Oceanic peoples, consisting of a single rectangular cloth worn as a skirt, secured around the waist by an overhand knotting of the upper corners.

Examples

• He casually draped his highest-scoring tiles over the LAVALAVA of existing words for a bingo.