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rastacap

rastacap noun: a round, knit or crocheted cap associated with Rastafaris who have dreadlocks.

rastacap: a round, knit or crocheted cap associated with Rastafaris who have dreadlocks
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Noun

rastacap (plural rastacaps)

  1. A round, knit or crocheted cap associated with Rastafaris who have dreadlocks.
    • Sam rummaged through her bag for the Bob Marley rastacap she'd also picked up that afternoon, all on Jackson's tab.2017, Nathan Birr, Chasing the Wind - The Douglas Files: Book Five: Book Five, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 13
    • Jake's was black and depicted Bob Marley smoking a bong while wearing a red, green, and yellow rastacap.2018, Nathan Birr, Fire & Ice, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 212
    Synonyms:
    rasta hat

Examples of rastacap in a sentence

  • A rastacap (§23.11) is a round knit cap often worn by Rastafarians with dreadlocks.2020, al-Ḥarīrī, Impostures, NYU Press, →ISBN, page 213:
  • His body was emaciated, an effect he usually amplified with a rastacap mounted on his dreadlocks, which made his head look like a giant wasp's bottom.2020, Burnaby Hawkes, The Haze, Athena Book Tavern, →ISBN, page 107:

Synonyms of rastacap

Forms of rastacap

pluralrastacaps

Origin of rastacap

From Rasta + cap.

Questions about rastacap

What does rastacap mean?
Rastacap means a round, knit or crocheted cap associated with Rastafaris who have dreadlocks.
How do you use rastacap in a sentence?
A rastacap (§23.11) is a round knit cap often worn by Rastafarians with dreadlocks.
What part of speech is rastacap?
Rastacap is a noun.
What is the plural of rastacap?
The plural of rastacap is rastacaps.

Words near rastacap in the dictionary

  1. rasta hat
  2. rasta hats
  3. rasta roko
  4. rasta rokos
  5. Rastaban
  6. rastacap
  7. rastacaps
  8. rastacouère
  9. rastacouères
  10. Rastafari
  11. Rastafarian

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