sarong

noun

traditional garment of the Indonesian Archipelago and the Pacific Islands, formed by wrapping a strip of cloth around the lower part of the body, or a sewn skirt draped to look like this garment

Pronunciation: /səˈɹɒŋ/ / /səˈɹɔŋ/ / /səˈɹɑŋ/

Etymology: Etymology tree Malay sarungbor. English sarong Borrowed from Malay sarung.

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.
“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.””