dreadlock
English
editEtymology
editFrom dreadlocks.
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdɹɛdlɒk/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈdɹɛdˌlɑk/
- Hyphenation: dread‧lock
Noun
editdreadlock (plural dreadlocks)
- A single strand of dreadlocks.
Translations
editsingle strand of dreadlocks
Verb
editdreadlock (third-person singular simple present dreadlocks, present participle dreadlocking, simple past and past participle dreadlocked)
- (transitive) To put (hair) into dreadlocks.
- Synonym: dread
Dutch
editEtymology
editBorrowed from English dreadlock.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editdreadlock m (plural dreadlocks, diminutive dreadlockje n)
Portuguese
editAlternative forms
editPronunciation
edit
Noun
editdreadlock m (plural dreadlocks)
- dreadlocks (hair left to grow into long matted strings)
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