pagne

[ French pan-yuh ]

/ French ˈpan yə /

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noun, plural pagnes

[French pan-yuh]. /French ˈpan yə/.

a garment worn by some African peoples, consisting of a rectangular strip of cloth fashioned into a loincloth or wrapped on the body so as to form a short skirt.

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Origin of pagne

1690–1700; <French <Spanish paño cloth ≪ Latin pannum

Words nearby pagne

paginate, pagination, paging, Paglia, Pagliacci, I, pagne, Pagnol, pagoda, pagoda tree, Pago Pago, pagurian