e/Lava-lava

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has glosseng: A lava-lava is an article of daily clothing traditionally worn by Polynesians and other Oceanic peoples. The term lava-lava is singular and plural in the Samoan language. Today the fashion remains common in Tonga, Independent Samoa, American Samoa, and parts of Melanesia and Micronesia. It is worn by men and women in uses from school uniforms to business attire with a suit jacket and tie. It consists of a single rectangular cloth worn as a skirt. Many people of Oceanic ethnicity wear the lava-lava as an expression of cultural identity (and for comfort) within expatriate communities, especially in the United States (notably Hawai'i, California, Washington, and Utah), Australia, and New Zealand.
lexicalizationeng: Lava lava
lexicalizationeng: lava-lava
lexicalizationeng: Lavalava
instance of(noun) a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women
skirt
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German
has glossdeu: Ein Lava-Lava ist ein Männerrock, der traditionell in Polynesien, besonders auf Samoa getragen wird.
lexicalizationdeu: Lava lava
lexicalizationdeu: Lava-Lava
Japanese
has glossjpn: ラバーラバ (Lava-Lava) とはポリネシア(特にトンガ、サモア、ミクロネシア、ハワイ)の住民の服装である。シンプルな四角形の織物でキルトやスカートのように体を包み、学生服やビジネススーツとして男女ともに着用される 。
lexicalizationjpn: ラバーラバ
Chinese
has glosszho: Lava-lava 是一种波利尼西亚人特别是萨摩亚人所穿的服装。是由一块简单的方形布料像裙子一样围在身上。与之相似的服装是lap-lap,这种服装在两边都有开口。
lexicalizationzho: Lava-lava

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