dashiki
noun
a loose, usually colorfully patterned, pullover garment originating in Africa and worn chiefly by men.
dashikis
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pluralof dashiki.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Classrooms feature maps of Africa and brown paper figures wearing dashikis, a garment worn mostly in West Africa.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 26, 2023
The release of the film created a slew of fans posting movie-inspired outfits, masks and dashikis under #WakandaForever.
From Salon ● Jan. 28, 2023
A person could spend hours sifting through the racks of dashikis, beaded necklaces, Ghanaian baskets and Mali mudcloth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2022
I walked down the street from my job in the wholesale district and they were selling $5 dashikis.
From New York Times ● Aug. 1, 2017
It’s young men wearing colorful dashikis and white cotton kurtas and concert T-shirts.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
