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dhoti
[ doh-tee ]
/ ˈdoʊ ti /
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noun, plural dho·tis.
a long loincloth worn by many Hindu men in India.
the cotton fabric, sometimes patterned, of which the loincloth is made.
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Also dhoo·ti, dhoo·tie, dhu·ti [doo-tee]. /ˈdu ti/.
Origin of dhoti
Borrowed into English from Hindi around 1615–25
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British Dictionary definitions for dhoti
dhoti
dhooti, dhootie or dhuti (ˈduːtɪ)
/ (ˈdəʊtɪ) /
noun plural -tis
a long loincloth worn by men in India
Word Origin for dhoti
C17: from Hindi
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