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tanga
1[ tuhng-gah ]
noun
- either of two former coins of India, one gold and one silver, issued by various Muslim rulers.
- a former coin of Portuguese India, equal to the 10th part of a rupee.
- a former silver coin of Tibet of varying weight and fineness.
Tanga
2[ tang-guh ]
noun
- a seaport in NE Tanzania.
tanga
1/ ˈæŋɡə /
noun
- a triangular loincloth worn by indigenous peoples in tropical America
- a type of very brief bikini
Tanga
2/ ˈæŋɡə /
noun
- a port in N Tanzania, on the Indian Ocean: Tanzania's second port. Pop: 190 000 (2005 est)
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of tanga1
First recorded in 1590–1600, tanga is from the Hindi word ٲṅg
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of tanga1
from Portuguese, ultimately of Banth origin
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Ratajkowski was first spotted in the look in 2016, rocking variations of what is now known more fondly as the "tanga" bottom.
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“Madrid stand there exposed, in a tanga,” wrote El País, “reality is the scourge of hope.”
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Everything was put by except his knife, and this, drawn from his tanga, was now held tightly in his grasp.
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Loa means long, and tanga, a bag; or, as an adjective, freedom from restriction.
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The money of Cochin are all the same sorts which are currant in Goa, but the duckat of gold in value is 10 tangas of good money.
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