"sunga" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sungas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese sunga. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|pt:sunga|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Portuguese", "term" : "sunga", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "pt" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "sunga", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="sunga"> Borrowed from Portuguese sunga. Head templates: {{en-noun}} sunga (plural sungas)
  1. A narrow, rectangular men's swimsuit to cover the genitals and posterior, popular in Brazil.

Inflected forms

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