Cloth worn around waist at the beach
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00:00 Cloth Worn Around Waist At The Beach
00:09 Answer 1 Score 3
00:19 Accepted Answer Score 26
00:59 Answer 3 Score 10
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ACCEPTED ANSWER
Score 26
In Britain they are known variously as a sarong (from Malay national garment), pareo (from pareu - Tahitian national language, first used in English in 1769), kimono (from Japanese), or simply as wrap, or cover-up. All those terms appear on Amazon
The Marks & Spencers word seems to be sarong, which suggests it is the more usual term in Britain. They don't seem to have heard of a pareo.
These are pictures of the real Sarong Kebaya which is a Malay national dress. It is the uniform of the female flight attendants on both MAS (Malaysian Airlines) and SIA (Singapore Airlines). They are as different from beach wraps as are Japanese kimonos.
ANSWER 2
Score 10
In the US, I've never hear "pareo", only "sarong". "Coverup" or "wrap" would work too (though "wrap" is more likely to refer to something that goes over your shoulders and arms).
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Score 4
I would call it a lavalava, particularly if worn by a Polynesian and definitely if it were a man wearing it.
