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dishdasha

dishdasha noun: an ankle-length robe with long sleeves worn by some Arab men.

Noun

dishdasha (plural dishdashas)

  1. An ankle-length robe with long sleeves worn by some Arab men.
    • Sheik Mohammed switched from a gold dishdasha to a black one, gave out one trophy after another, and indicated that the Dubai World Cup, the world’s richest race, was going to get richer because he intended to plump its $6 million purse to $10 million.2007 May 1, Joe Drape, “Bloodlines Worth Their Weight in Gold”, in New York Times
    Synonyms:
    kandura, khameez, suriyah, thobe

Synonyms of dishdasha

Forms of dishdasha

pluraldishdashas
alternative formdishdash
alternative formdishdashi

Origin of dishdasha

Borrowed from Arabic دِشْدَاشَة (dišdāša).

Questions about dishdasha

What does dishdasha mean?
Dishdasha means an ankle-length robe with long sleeves worn by some Arab men.
What part of speech is dishdasha?
Dishdasha is a noun.
What is the plural of dishdasha?
The plural of dishdasha is dishdashas.

Words near dishdasha in the dictionary

  1. dishcloth gourds
  2. dishcloths
  3. dishclout
  4. dishclouts
  5. dishdash
  6. dishdasha
  7. dishdashas
  8. dishdashes
  9. dishdashi
  10. dishdashis
  11. disheart

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