dishdasha
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of dishdasha
Arabic
Example Sentences
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“I knew nothing about the dishdasha when I came here,” one Bangladeshi tailor said.
From New York Times ● Nov. 10, 2019
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
They fetched a dishdasha and the man slipped it on.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 7, 2011
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
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