Bantu knot

noun

A tight bun or knot of hair, part of a hairstyle having many such knots on a base of square or triangular partitions of hair.

Meanings

nounBantu knot (plural Bantu knots)

plural Bantu knots

  1. A tight bun or knot of hair, part of a hairstyle having many such knots on a base of square or triangular partitions of hair.

    Synonyms: Nubian knot

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA tight bun or knot of hair, part of a hairstyle having many such knots on a base of square or triangular partitions of hair.

Also see

Translations

Finnish bantusolmu
  • bantusolmuTranslations
German Bantuknoten
  • BantuknotenTranslations
Polish węzeł Bantu
  • węzeł BantuTranslations
Portuguese Bantu knot, coque bantu
  • Bantu knotTranslations
  • coque bantuTranslations
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APA

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Chicago

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