It seems to me that the difference between a square cut swim suit (what Byron would call swimming trunks) and sungas is that the square cut has legs (if only 1" long) while sungas are a very long sided smooth front bikini (or speedo).
The square cut will always look like mini shorts because of it's legs, while the crotch of sungas is slightly lower than the lowest point of the sides.
The square cut will tend to be made from 4 pieces of fabric (left/right front and left/right back) to make the design work, while sangas tend to be made from 2 (front and back) I do not include decoration or decorative side panels in the count.
A sanga made from non stretch fabrics will have skin tight elastic but need to be slightly baggy to fit everything in. You may enjoy this look if you are shy of a fully skin tight look or the almost naked appearance of sides that are 2" or less.
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