"sunga" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sungas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese sunga. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|pt|sunga}} 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. Categories (topical): Swimwear
    Sense id: en-sunga-en-noun-oeyx~YW4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for sunga meaning in English (1.3kB)

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