dhoti

[ doh-tee ]
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noun,plural dho·tis.
  1. a long loincloth worn by many Hindu men in India.

  2. the cotton fabric, sometimes patterned, of which the loincloth is made.

Origin of dhoti

1
Borrowed into English from Hindi around 1615–25
  • Also dhoo·ti, dhoo·tie, dhu·ti [doo-tee]. /ˈdu ti/.

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dhoti

dhooti, dhootie or dhuti (ˈduːtɪ)

/ (ˈdəʊtɪ) /


nounplural -tis
  1. a long loincloth worn by men in India

Origin of dhoti

1
C17: from Hindi

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