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dreadlock.

dreadlocks (hair grown or styled into long matted strings)

9 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌdɾɛ.d͡ʒiˈlɔ.ki/Brazil/ˌdɾɛd͡ʒˈlɔk/Brazil/ˌdɾɛˈdlɔk/Portugal[ˌdɾɛˈðlɔk]Portugal
  1. dreadlocks (hair grown or styled into long matted strings)

    masculine · uncountable · usually
Where this word comes from

Unadapted borrowing from English dreadlocks.

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