dreadlocks
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dreadlocks
- /ˈdɹɛdlɒks/ UK
- /ˈdɹɛdˌlɑks/ US
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Jamaican Creole dreadlocks, from dread (“of or relating to a dread”, adjective) (from dread (“(usually black) male member of the Rastafarian movement who wears his hair in dreadlocks”, noun), from English dread (“reverential or respectful fear; awe”), referring to the awe inspired by God) + English locks (plural of lock (“length or tuft of hair”)). The English word is analyzable as dread (“Rastafarian”, attributive) + locks.
noun dreadlock
- A hairstyle worn by Rastafarians and others in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into matted strings. The patient history may point to the use of tight hairstyles that put tension on the hair root or hair treatments that increase the vulnerability to traction-related damage. The physician should evaluate for a history of tight ponytails, buns, chignons, braids, twists, weaves, cornrows, dreadlocks,
verb
- third-person singular simple present indicative of dreadlock
Translations
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noun hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings
| Español | rastas, trenzas africanas |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 험상 heomsang |
| 日本語 | ドレッドヘア doreddohea, ドレッドロックス doreddorokkusu |
| 中文 | 長髮綹 /长发绺 chángfāliǔ, 髮綹 /发绺 fàliǔ, 駭人長髮綹 /骇人长发绺 hàirén chángfāliǔ, 髒辮 /脏辫 zāngbiàn |
| हिन्दी | जटा jaṭā |
| Português | dreadlock, dreadlocks, dread, dreads, rastas |
| Français | dreadlocks, cadenettes |
| Deutsch | Dreadlocks, Dreads, Filzlocken, Rastalocken |
| Italiano | dreadlocks, acconciatura rasta |
| Română | dreadlock |
| Русский | дре́длокс drédloks, дредло́ки dredlóki, дре́длоки drédloki, дре́ды drédy |
| עברית | ראסטות |
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