sunga

See also: Sunga and Śuṅga

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese sunga.

Noun

sunga (plural sungas)

1. A narrow, rectangular men's swimsuit to cover the genitals and posterior, popular in Brazil.
   • 2021, Aliénor Salmon, Finding Rhythm: An International Dance Journey:

     I suspiciously open one eye and there's Edson, kneeling next to me and flashing a smile as white as his sunga.

Anagrams

• Agnus, Gansu, guans, Ganus, Aungs, Sangu, ungas, Angus, gusan, sugan, angus, saung, Sagun, Guans, gunas

Portuguese

Etymology

From sungar (“to lift the waistband”), borrowed from Kimbundu sunga.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsũ.ɡɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsũ.ɡɐ/

• Rhymes: -ũɡɐ
• Hyphenation: sun‧ga

Noun

sunga f (plural sungas)

1. (Brazil) sunga, swim briefs, speedos (narrow men's swimsuit)

   Synonym: calção de banho

References

• “sunga”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “sungar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026

Further reading

• “sunga”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026