lungie

English

Alternative forms

• longie

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlʌŋi/

Noun

lungie (plural lungies)

1. (UK, Scotland, archaic) A guillemot
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     a kittywake's and lungie's nest

2. A rectangular piece of cloth that is wrapped around a man's waist and tied to form a skirt-like garment, traditional in India and some other South Asian countries.