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dashiki definition

☆ da·shiki (dä s̸hē′kē, də-)

noun

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

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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