dishdasha

noun

dish·​dasha ˌdish-ˈdä-shə How to pronounce dishdasha (audio)
: a long usually white robe traditionally worn by men in the Middle East

Examples of dishdasha in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web This is also evident in the traditional dress, especially for men, who pair the traditional Arab dishdasha with a colorful embroidered head cap called a Kuma, which is originally from Zanzibar. Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 16 May 2021 Our driver wore a traditional dishdasha, a long white robe, with a red-and-white scarf, the traditional kaffiyeh, atop his head. Amanda Orr, Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2019 Late Fall, 2006 Dressed in his dishdasha and clutching his prayer beads, Saddam paced in his outdoor rec area, silently mouthing a string of words. William Bardenwerper, Newsweek, 13 June 2017 Late Fall, 2006 Dressed in his dishdasha and clutching his prayer beads, Saddam paced in his outdoor rec area, silently mouthing a string of words. William Bardenwerper, Newsweek, 13 June 2017 In the bazaar the metal shutters had been rocked from clothing stalls, sending dishdashas and white knit prayer caps into mounds in the arcade. National Geographic, 17 Oct. 2016 Tasker watched as Hussein, clad in his dishdasha, walked over to his rickety exercise bike. Will Bardenwerper, The Denver Post, 9 June 2017 Sitting in front of a boarded- up shop is a stout man in a gray ankle- length dishdasha and Nike sandals. Elliot Ackerman, Esquire, 23 Mar. 2017 Sulu, gho, kera, kalpak, dishdasha and dashiki sound more like crossword puzzlers than words in common parlance. Guy Trebay, New York Times, 6 Aug. 2016

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Word History

Etymology

Arabic dishdāsha

First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dishdasha was in 1938

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“Dishdasha.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dishdasha. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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