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tanga1(also tanga briefs) noun ˈtaŋɡəˈtæŋɡə British A pair of briefs consisting of small panels connected by strings at the sides. 〈英〉系带式三角内裤 Example sentencesExamples - In the mists of time, some wise man called together the tribe and said, ‘Look, in a few thousand years, strange pale men will arrive wearing tanga briefs, just don't have anything to do with them.’
- Eyewitnesses claim to have seen ‘a beautiful woman with wild golden-streaked chestnut-colored hair wearing a golden tanga with little silver stars embroidered beneath the waistband.’
- According to the latter, if you want to do it the Brazilian way, guys should be sporting nothing but a sunga, a tiny piece of square Lycra, and ladies need to invest in a tanga, a minuscule bikini.
- This marvellous creation is worked in precious two-tone variegated lace, and is accompanied by a tanga panty and a push-up bra with latticed straps.
- Fashion and pinups aside, the breakout of tangas on real beaches is often attributed to Brazilians, who are also credited with the origin of the word, occasionally also spelled tunga, tonga.
- This stylish white tanga is made from super soft cotton eyelet fabric making this incredibly comfortable.
OriginEarly 20th century (denoting a loincloth worn by indigenous peoples in tropical America): from Portuguese, ultimately of Bantu origin. The current sense dates from the 1970s. Rhymesanger, clangour (US clangor), Katanga, languor, manga, panga, sangar, Tauranga, Zamboanga proper nounˈtaŋɡəˈtæŋɡə One of the principal ports of Tanzania, situated in the north-east of the country, on the Indian Ocean; population 240,000 (est. 2009).
tanga1(also tanga briefs) nounˈtaNGɡəˈtæŋɡə British A pair of briefs consisting of small panels connected by strings at the sides. 〈英〉系带式三角内裤 Example sentencesExamples - This marvellous creation is worked in precious two-tone variegated lace, and is accompanied by a tanga panty and a push-up bra with latticed straps.
- In the mists of time, some wise man called together the tribe and said, ‘Look, in a few thousand years, strange pale men will arrive wearing tanga briefs, just don't have anything to do with them.’
- Fashion and pinups aside, the breakout of tangas on real beaches is often attributed to Brazilians, who are also credited with the origin of the word, occasionally also spelled tunga, tonga.
- This stylish white tanga is made from super soft cotton eyelet fabric making this incredibly comfortable.
- Eyewitnesses claim to have seen ‘a beautiful woman with wild golden-streaked chestnut-colored hair wearing a golden tanga with little silver stars embroidered beneath the waistband.’
- According to the latter, if you want to do it the Brazilian way, guys should be sporting nothing but a sunga, a tiny piece of square Lycra, and ladies need to invest in a tanga, a minuscule bikini.
OriginEarly 20th century (denoting a loincloth worn by indigenous peoples in tropical America): from Portuguese, ultimately of Bantu origin. The current sense dates from the 1970s. proper nounˈtaNGɡəˈtæŋɡə One of the principal ports of Tanzania, situated in the northeast of the country, on the Indian Ocean; population 240,000 (est. 2009).
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