˜yĐÄvlog

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lava-lava

noun

  1. a draped skirtlike garment of printed cotton or calico worn by Polynesians
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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˜yĐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of lava-lava1

Samoan
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Shelton wore a traditional Samoan skirt called a lava-lava, as a tribute to his heritage.

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To celebrate his Samoan heritage, the Browns’ first-round pick dressed in a maroon lava-lava - a skirt - and a white-and-maroon vest and a red lei.

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Danny Shelton wore his signature lava-lava Polynesian garb around his waist and, later, a childish grin on his face while recalling his encounter with two other Seattle stars on hand for the Huskies’ Pro Day workout Thursday.

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One of more than 15,000 ecstatic fans at Apia Stadium burst through a police cordon to embrace Pisi while wearing the lava-lava or traditional skirt.

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It was curious to see him seated on a chair having luncheon with us, dressed solely in a white lava-lava and a large garland of leaves and flowers or berries.

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