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(dō′tē)

noun

a loincloth worn by Hindu men in India, or the cloth used for it

also dhooti

Origin: Hindi dhotī

See dhoti in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. dho·tis also dhoo·ties

A loincloth worn by Hindu men in India.
The cotton fabric used for such loincloths.

Origin:

Origin: Hindi dhotī

Origin: , from Middle Indic *dhautta, *dhotta, cloth

Origin: , probably from

Origin: past participle of dhauvati, he washes

Origin: , from Sanskrit dhūnoti, dhau-, he shakes

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