isicholo

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noun

A kind of Zulu headdress or neckpiece.

“Cedric Willis, Style Through Time: Fashion's Evolution The Zulu people of South Africa, for example, create striking neckpieces known as "isicholos," beautifully hand-woven with beads and cowrie shells.”

Similar
Zulu hat
OriginZulu isícholó ← Proto-Bantu *kɪ́-kɪ̀- →
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Meanings

nounisicholo (plural isicholos)

plural isicholos

  1. A kind of Zulu headdress or neckpiece.

    Cedric Willis, Style Through Time: Fashion's Evolution The Zulu people of South Africa, for example, create striking neckpieces known as "isicholos," beautifully hand-woven with beads and cowrie shells.

    Synonyms: Zulu hat

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA kind of Zulu headdress or neckpiece.

Similar
Zulu hat
Also see
zulu hat

Origin

  1. Proto-Bantu*kɪ́-
  2. Proto-Bantu*kɪ̀-
  3. Proto-Bantu*kɪ́-kɪ̀-
  4. Zuluísi-
  5. Zuluisícholó
  6. Englishisicholo

Borrowed from Zulu isícholó.

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Cite this entry
APA

isicholo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isicholo

MLA

“isicholo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isicholo. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “isicholo,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isicholo.

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