A sarong is a piece of clothing that is worn especially by Malaysian men and women. It consists of a long piece of cloth wrapped round the waist or body.
sarong in British English
(səˈrɒŋ)
noun
1.
a draped skirtlike garment worn by men and women in the Malay Archipelago, Sri Lanka, the Pacific islands, etc
2.
a Western adaptation of this garment
Word origin
C19: from Malay, literally: sheath
sarong in American English
(səˈrɔŋ; səˈrɑŋ)
noun
the principal garment of men and women in the Malay Archipelago, the East Indies, etc., consisting of a long strip of cloth, often brightly colored and printed, worn like a skirt
Word origin
Malay sarung, lit., sheath
Examples of 'sarong' in a sentence
sarong
She wore a pink crêpe jacket, and a blood orange crêpe sarong which was split to mid thigh.
Robert Wilson INSTRUMENTS OF DARKNESS (2004)
`I think I'll wear my emerald sarong tonight; what do you reckon?
Edward Docx THE CALLIGRAPHER (2004)
DeDe blotted Anna's face, then wrapped the towel around her like a sarong.