dishdasha
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of dishdasha
Arabic
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Ahmad was standing on the edge of a crater inspecting the panorama of rubble, a scarecrow of a man in a threadbare coat and white dishdasha.
From The Guardian • Dec. 9, 2016
Sulu, gho, kera, kalpak, dishdasha and dashiki sound more like crossword puzzlers than words in common parlance.
From New York Times • Aug. 6, 2016
A fair, fleshy man was dressed in a striped dishdasha from the men’s show.
From The New Yorker • Sep. 21, 2015
The crown prince sits on a crimson sofa in a white dishdasha as he is served tea from a silver platter.
From BusinessWeek • Jun. 15, 2012
Iraq-born Imad al-Jabi wore a white dishdasha and played the role of an insurgent during a recent Iraq simulation at Strategic Operations' San Diego headquarters.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2010
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
