Pareo

Origin

From Tahitian pāreu

Full definition of pareo

Noun

1. A wraparound garment, worn by men or women, similar to a Malaysian sarong.
• 1919, William Somerset Maugham, ,... you must have seen pictures of her. He painted her over and over again, sometimes with a pareo on and sometimes with nothing at all. Yes, she was pretty enough.
• 2007, Ronnie Blackwell, Spite, page 154:“Then Sue lifted his passkey as he turned to go back to the office.”...“I was the misdirection,” Narlene blurted. “I sort of let my pareo slip off of my shoulder at just the right time.”

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