legong

[ luh-gawng, -gong ]

noun

1. an elegant Balinese dance-pantomime performed by several girls in elaborate costumes.

Word History and Origins

Origin of legong¹

First recorded in 1925–30, legong is from the Balinese word légong

Example Sentences

“When you close a mine, you’re leaving miners without a job — the guys who know the mine well, who know how to get inside,” said Lerato Legong, head of the legal department at South Africa’s Chamber of Mines.

From Washington Post

Meanwhile, the South African government is preparing to train a team of officers who will pursue illegal miners deep underground, Legong said.

From Washington Post

"Tabu: A Story of the South Seas," "Legong: Dance of the Virgins"

From Los Angeles Times

Bali has two good hotels and is always lively with festivals, cockfights, legong dances and gala cremations.

From Time Magazine Archive

His line drawings, particularly one of two dancers called Legong, were graceful and more colorful than his paintings, which had the air of East Indian fashion plates.

From Time Magazine Archive