dreadlocks en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈdɹɛdlɒks/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈdɹɛdˌlɑks/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Borrowed from Jamaican Creole dreadlocks, from dread (“of or relating to a dread”, adjective) (from dread (“(usually black) male member of the Rastafarian movement who wears his hair in dreadlocks”, noun), from English dread (“reverential or respectful fear; awe”), referring to the awe inspired by God) + English locks (plural of lock (“length or tuft of hair”)). The English word is analyzable as dread (“Rastafarian”, attributive) + locks.
Meanings
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(plural, plural-normally) A hairstyle worn by Rastafarians and others in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into matted strings.
The patient history may point to the use of tight hairstyles that put tension on the hair root or hair treatments that increase the vulnerability to traction-related damage. The physician should evaluate for a history of tight ponytails, buns, chignons, braids, twists, weaves, cornrows, dreadlocks, sisterlocks, and hair wefts in addition to the usage of religious hair coverings.
2021, Oma N. Agbai, Jodie Raffi, “Hair Loss in Women of Color”, in Becky S. Li, Howard I. Maibach, editors, Ethnic Skin and Hair and Other Cultural Considerations (Updates in Clinical Dermatology), Cham, Zug, Switzerland: Springer Nature, →DOI, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 154, column 2:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dreadlock | Number=Sing | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
sisterlocks · braids · brotherlocks
Synonyms
Translations (62)
pt rastas (hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings) · nl dreadlocks (hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings) · id gimbal (hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings) · fr cadenettes (hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings) · sa जटा (hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings) · nb dreadlocks (hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings) · ru дре́длоки (hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings) · bn জটা (hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings) · hy դռեդլոկ (hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings) · hi जटा (hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings) · ja ドレッドロックス (hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings) · ak mpɛsɛmpɛsɛ (hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings) · ru дредло́ки (hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings) · hu raszta haj (hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings) · it dreadlocks (hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings) · gu જટા (hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings) · uk дре́ди (hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings) · sv dreadlocks (hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings) · he ראסטות (hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings) · ca rasta (hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings) · uk ло́ки (hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings) · de Dreads (hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings) · cs dredy (hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings) · cmn 駭人長髮綹 /骇人长发绺 (hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings) · eo feltharoj (hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings) · cmn 髮綹 /发绺 (hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings) · fi rastat (hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings) · pt dreads (hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings) · uk дредло́ки (hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings) · de Rastalocken (hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings) · ms rambut pilinan (hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings) · ja ドレッドヘア (hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings) · pl dredy (hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings) · ko 험상 (hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings) · ro dreadlock (hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings) · ur جٹا (hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings) · lv dredi (hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings) · es trenzas africanas (hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings) · de Filzlocken (hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings) · ms rambut gimbal (hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings) · es rastas (hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings) · ta சடாமுடி (hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings) · cmn 髒辮 /脏辫 (hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings) · eo rastabukloj (hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings) · cmn 長髮綹 /长发绺 (hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings) · ru дре́длокс (hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings) · pt dread (hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings) · bg раста́ приче́ска (hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings) · pt dreadlocks (hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings) · pt dreadlock (hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings) · hu raszta (hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings) · fi rastatukka (hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings) · da dreadlocks (hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings) · de Dreadlocks (hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings) · yo dàda (hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings) · bg расти́ (hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings) · mk суканици (hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings) · af rastalokke (hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings) · ru дре́ды (hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings) · gl rasta (hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings) · it acconciatura rasta (hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings) · fr dreadlocks (hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings)
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