1. sunga - Noun
2. sunga - Adjective
sunga (plural sungas)
A narrow men's swimsuit to cover the genitals, popular in Brazil.
Sunga (not comparable)
Alternative spelling of Shunga
The oft-repeated allegation that Pushyamitra Sunga offered a reward for the heads of Buddhist monks is a miraculous fable related exclusively in a hostile source and contradicted by the finding of art historians that Pushyamitra was a generous patron of Buddhist institutions. Pushyamitra Shunga