dashiki

dashiki
/deuh shee"kee, dah-/, n., pl. dashikis.
a loose, often colorfully patterned, pullover garment originating in Africa and worn chiefly by men.
Also, daishiki.
[ < Yoruba dànsíkí < Hausa dán cíkí (with imploded d)]

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