what is a tanga

A tanga is a type of underwear that provides moderate to minimal coverage between the front and back. It is a revealing underwear item that leaves little to the imagination, with a small triangle of fabric in the front that reveals the tummy and a strap that covers the hips and waist. The style and the word come from Brazil, and there are tanga briefs available for both men and women. The amount of fabric covering the bottom differentiates tangas from other types of underwear, with some tangas having very little coverage and being confused with thongs. Tanga briefs are the most popular tanga shape, with the hips covered like classic briefs and the fabric or lace covering the bottom a little more than a thong but the fabric band being smaller than regular briefs. Depending on the fabric, tangas can be invisible under clothes.