pareu
noun
pa·reu
ˈpär-Ä-(ËŒ)ü 
variants
or pareo
: a wraparound skirt usually made from a rectangular piece of printed cloth and worn by men and women throughout Polynesia
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Before Matthias left France, a tattoo artist made an exception to tattoo the young boy's arm with the depiction of a kneeling Tahitian woman wearing a flower pareu (pareo) and crown.
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Terry Ward, CNN, 24 Dec. 2021
At the one-of-a-kind Deep Ocean Spa, the first thalassotherapy center in French Polynesia, you’re given a pareu and flip-flops as an alternative to the staid robe and slippers.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2017
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Terry Ward, CNN, 24 Dec. 2021
At the one-of-a-kind Deep Ocean Spa, the first thalassotherapy center in French Polynesia, you’re given a pareu and flip-flops as an alternative to the staid robe and slippers.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2017
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“Pareu.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pareu. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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