This word is from the Spanish pliegues (meaning: pleats, folds).
pileges
pleat, plait
Hindi tuwid ang pilegis ng kanyang palda.
Her skirt’s pleats aren’t straight.
spelling variations: pliyeges, pileges, pleges
KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG
piléges / pilégis: tuping tabi-tabi
possible misspelling: pilegas