dashiki

(dä s̸hē′kē, də-)

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noun

a loosefitting, usually brightly colored, robe or tunic modeled after an African tribal garment

Origin: said to be of Yoruba orig., but prob. coined (1967) by J. Benning, its U.S. manufacturer

See dashiki in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. da·shi·kis also dai·shi·kis

A loose, brightly colored African garment.

Origin:

Origin: Yoruba dàńṣíkí

Origin: , from Hausa dán cíkí

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