Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sarong

/səˈɹɔŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.27 in modern English

Syllables: sarong
IPA: /səˈɹɔŋ/

7

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A garment made of a length of printed cloth wrapped about the waist that is commonly worn by men and women in South and Southeast Asia, also in the Pacific islands.

Example Sentences

"A few mats, baskets, and cooking vessels, with plates and basins purchased from the Macassar traders, constitute their whole furniture; spears and bows are their weapons; a sarong or mat forms the clothing of the women, a waist-cloth of the men."
"[David] Beckham donning a sarong was taken as incontrovertible proof that Posh had somehow managed to steal him from the world of men, by witchcraft. It is absolutely impossible to overestimate how upset people were by sarong-gate, particularly the tabloid media. The Sun ran the pic with the headline: “Beckham has got his Posh frock on.”"

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay sarung.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /səˈɹɔŋ/
British English: /səˈɹɒŋ/

Inflected Forms

sarongs (plural)

Derived Forms

saronged sarongless saronglike

Phrases

sarong party

Synonyms

lungi

Rhymes With

long wrong along song strong hong kong belong hong-kong dong lifelong jong

Questions

How do you pronounce sarong?: The recorded pronunciation is /səˈɹɔŋ/.
What does sarong mean?: A garment made of a length of printed cloth wrapped about the waist that is commonly worn by men and women in South and Southeast Asia, also in the Pacific islands.
Where does sarong come from?: Borrowed from Malay sarung.

How to pronounce sarong

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