dishdasha

D2I1S1H4D2A1S1H4A1

noun

An ankle-length robe with long sleeves worn by some Arab men.

Similar
kandurakhameezsuriyahthobe
OriginArabic دِشْدَاشَة →
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Meanings

noundishdasha (plural dishdashas)

plural dishdashas · alternative dishdash · alternative dishdashi

  1. An ankle-length robe with long sleeves worn by some Arab men.

    Sheik Mohammed switched from a gold dishdasha to a black one, gave out one trophy after another, and indicated that the Dubai World Cup, the world’s richest race, was going to get richer because he intended to plump its $6 million purse to $10 million.

    2007 May 1, Joe Drape, “Bloodlines Worth Their Weight in Gold”, in New York Times

    Synonyms: kandura, khameez, suriyah, thobe

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn ankle-length robe with long sleeves worn by some Arab men.

Similar
kandurakhameezsuriyahthobe
Also see
thobe

Origin

  1. Arabicدِشْدَاشَة
  2. Arabicدِشْدَاشَة
  3. Englishdishdasha

Borrowed from Arabic دِشْدَاشَة (dišdāša).

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APA

dishdasha. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dishdasha

MLA

“dishdasha.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dishdasha. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dishdasha,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dishdasha.

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