dreadlocks

English

Etymology

dread +‎ locks, in reference to the dread or awe of God.

Noun

dreadlocks pl (normally plural, singular dreadlock)

A hairstyle worn by Rastafarians and others in which the hair is left to grow into long matted strings.

Synonyms

dreads
locks

Related terms

braids

Translations

hair left to grow into long matted strings

Chinese:
Mandarin: 駭人長發綹, 骇人长发绺 (hàirén chángfàliǔ), 長發綹, 长发绺 (chángfàliǔ), 發綹, 发绺 (fàliǔ)
Dutch: dreadlocks m pl
Finnish: rastat, rastatukka
French: dreadlocks (fr) m pl, cadenettes (fr) f pl
German: Dreadlocks (de) pl, Dreads pl
Gujarati: જટા (gu) (jaṭā)
Hindi: जटा (hi) f (jaṭā)
Hungarian: raszta (hu)

Italian: acconciatura rasta f
Japanese: ドレッドヘア (doreddohea), ドレッドロックス (doreddorokkusu)
Korean: 험상 (ko) (heomsang)
Portuguese: dread m, dreads m pl, dreadlock m, dreadlocks m pl, rastas m pl
Russian: дре́ды (ru) m pl (drɛ́dy), дредло́ки m pl (drɛdlóki), дре́длоки m pl (drɛ́dloki), дре́длокс m pl (drɛ́dloks)
Sanskrit: जटा (sa) (jaṭā)
Spanish: trenzas africanas f pl, rastas pl
Urdu: جٹا‎‎ f (jaṭā)

Portuguese

Noun

dreadlocks m

plural of dreadlock

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