tanga

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Wear it with the Legende brief or a tanga thong.

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  1. A current coin of Portuguese India, equal to 60 reis and one tenth of a rupee, equivalent to 2.03 United States cents.

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  • Hindi naman ako tanga at lalong hindi na ako bata para magkamali ng ganoon na magpabuntis. —  Newsstand
  • Naughty tanga wanditaurira what you are capable of delivering coz right now ngura yandinayo yakapenga and inotoda Vim, Handy-Andy nemadota chaiwo kuti ipere ... pano paita zvenzaa chaiyo chaiyo! —  Zimbabwe Telegraph and ZimDaily Forums
  • Complete with the coyote ugly behind the bar, and a young hispanic cowboy in string dancing on the bar with dollarbills between his tanga. —  TravelPod.com Recent Updates
  • Already giving the audience of ski-trendy fashionistas and cigar-puffing admirers more than an eyeful that left little to the imagination, the finale of the show pushed the energy even further to the edge with a wedding lingerie spread that ended with a model in a tuxedo-inspired ensemble briefly kissing the bride, who sported little more than a gauzy veil in addition to her white lace tanga set. —  The Daily Star > News Feed
  • When he left, I always gathered the cuttings and, when I had enough, I had a small tanga made from them. —  Anorak News
 

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  1. Portuguese tanga, Turki tanga, Marathi tānk, etc., from Sanskrit ṭaṅka, a weight (of silver), a stamped coin.
 

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