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dashiki

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da·shi·ki  (d-shk) also dai·shi·ki (d-)
n. pl. da·shi·kis also dai·shi·kis
A loose, brightly colored African garment.
[Yoruba dàíkí, from Hausa dán cíkí.]
dashiki [dɑːˈʃiːkɪ]
n
(Clothing & Fashion) a large loose-fitting buttonless upper garment worn esp by Blacks in the US, Africa, and the Caribbean
[of W African origin]
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Noun1.dashiki - a loose and brightly colored African shirt
daishiki
shirt - a garment worn on the upper half of the body


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LeDoux, in dashiki vestments, gave exuberant, flowing sermons.
New Orleans rising: Katrina one year later by Berry, Jason / U.S. Catholic
Scenes of Ghanaians dressed in basketball jerseys, African-born Rastafarians speaking with Jamaican accents, and African Americans dressed in dashikis drive his point home: While those from the Diaspora traveled to Africa, "in their eyes, a land of enduring wisdoms .
Black Gold of the Sun: Searching for Home in Africa and Beyond by Simon, Denise / Black Issues Book Review
The costumes ranged from dashikis and church-best whites to modern garb, while the musical selections-again, soundtrack style--varied from a traditional prayer to an infectious Ursula Rucker song.
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