tanga

noun2

1. •
   A pair of tanga briefs.
2. •
   (historical) Any of various former Asian coins, including: a coin of Portuguese India worth one tenth of a rupee; a gold coin of India issued by various Muslim rulers; a silver coin of India, also issued by Muslim rulers; and a former silver coin of Tibet.

   • The prices range from 120 tangas = Rupees 25 to 400 tangas = Rupees 80. — 1875

noun1

1. •
   A city and port, the capital of the Tanga Region, Tanzania.