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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmankini
Pronunciation / Transliteration: mankini
"Ele causou gargalhadas ao usar um mankini na praia."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A type of minimal, one-piece men's swimwear featuring a thong bottom connected to shoulder straps resembling a suspender design.
"He shocked beachgoers by wearing a bright lime-green mankini."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
A blend of the English noun 'man' and the trademarked swimsuit term 'bikini', coined in the late 20th century. The word gained widespread global notoriety and entered popular lexicography following its prominent comedic use by comedian Sacha Baron Cohen in the 2006 film Borat.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Mankini" is said worldwide
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mankini
Transliteration: mankini
"Il portait un mankini fluorescent sur la plage."
Mankini
Transliteration: Mankini
"Er lief am Strand in einem auffälligen Mankini herum."
mankini
Transliteration: mankini
"Ha sorpreso tutti indossando un mankini verde."
mankini
Transliteration: mankini
"Apareció en la fiesta de la piscina vistiendo un mankini."
mankini
Transliteration: mankini
"Ele causou gargalhadas ao usar um mankini na praia."
मैंकिनी
Transliteration: mainkini
"उसने समुद्र तट पर एक अजीब मैंकिनी पहना था।"
男士比基尼
Transliteration: nánshì bǐjīní
"他在海滩上穿了一件极其滑稽的男士比基尼。"
맨키니
Transliteration: maenkini
"그는 해변에서 충격적인 맨키니를 입고 있었다."
マンキニ
Transliteration: mankini
"彼はビーチで奇抜なマンキニを着用していた。"
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