pareu

[ pahr-ey-oo ]

/ ˈpɑr eɪˌu /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR pareu ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

lavalava.

Also pa·re·o

[pahr-ey-oh, -ey-oo] /ˈpɑr eɪˌoʊ, -eɪˌu/ . a length of cloth, especially of a brightly colored print, wrapped on the body like a lavalava and worn by women as a cover-up, skirt, dress, or the like.

Origin of pareu

Borrowed into English from Tahitian around 1855–60

Words nearby pareu

parera, parergon, paresis, paresthesia, Pareto, pareu, pareunia, parev, pareve, par excellence, parfait

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Example sentences from the Web for pareu

Along the way we met Kanakas, looking very cool, dressed only in their pareu cloth.
Through the South Seas with Jack London|Martin Johnson
At last, wrapping a pareu about me, I went down my trail to the valley road.
White Shadows in the South Seas|Frederick O'Brien
Beneath it they wore a pareu, which passed twice around the waist and hung to the calves of the legs.
White Shadows in the South Seas|Frederick O'Brien
When at home he wore only a pareu, but he would put on trousers when he went out.
White Shadows in the South Seas|Frederick O'Brien

Nevertheless, as I smoked at ease in my pareu upon the paepae of my simple hosts I felt some misgivings rise in me.
White Shadows in the South Seas|Frederick O'Brien

British Dictionary definitions for pareu

pareu

/ (ˈpɑːreɪˌuː) /

noun

a rectangle of fabric worn by Polynesians as a skirt or loincloth

Word Origin for pareu

from Tahitian

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	pareu
释义	pareu [ pahr-ey-oo ] / ˈpɑr eɪˌu / SEE SYNONYMS FOR pareu ON THESAURUS.COM noun lavalava. Also pa·re·o [pahr-ey-oh, -ey-oo] /ˈpɑr eɪˌoʊ, -eɪˌu/ . a length of cloth, especially of a brightly colored print, wrapped on the body like a lavalava and worn by women as a cover-up, skirt, dress, or the like. Origin of pareu Borrowed into English from Tahitian around 1855–60 Words nearby pareu parera, parergon, paresis, paresthesia, Pareto, pareu, pareunia, parev, pareve, par excellence, parfait Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pareu Along the way we met Kanakas, looking very cool, dressed only in their pareu cloth. Through the South Seas with Jack London\|Martin Johnson At last, wrapping a pareu about me, I went down my trail to the valley road. White Shadows in the South Seas\|Frederick O'Brien Beneath it they wore a pareu, which passed twice around the waist and hung to the calves of the legs. White Shadows in the South Seas\|Frederick O'Brien When at home he wore only a pareu, but he would put on trousers when he went out. White Shadows in the South Seas\|Frederick O'Brien Nevertheless, as I smoked at ease in my pareu upon the paepae of my simple hosts I felt some misgivings rise in me. White Shadows in the South Seas\|Frederick O'Brien British Dictionary definitions for pareu pareu / (ˈpɑːreɪˌuː) / noun a rectangle of fabric worn by Polynesians as a skirt or loincloth Word Origin for pareu from Tahitian Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to pareu lavalava, dhoti
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pareu

noun

Origin of pareu

Words nearby pareu

Example sentences from the Web for pareu

British Dictionary definitions for pareu

noun

Word Origin for pareu

Words related to pareu