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dashiki - 3 dictionary results

da⋅shi⋅ki

[duh-shee-kee, dah-]
–noun, plural -kis.
a loose, often colorfully patterned, pullover garment originating in Africa and worn chiefly by men.
Also, daishiki.


Origin:
< Yoruba dàńṣíkí < Hausa dán cíkí (with imploded d)
da·shi·ki   (də-shē'kē)   
n.   pl. da·shi·kis also dai·shi·kis
A loose, brightly colored African garment.

[Yoruba dàńṣíkí, from Hausa dán cíkí.]

dashiki 
1969, of W.Afr. origin.
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