dreadlocks

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Jamaican Creole dreadlocks, from dread (“of or relating to a dread”, adjective) (from dread (“(usually black) male member of the Rastafarian movement who wears his hair in dreadlocks”, noun), from English dread (“reverential or respectful fear; awe”), referring to the awe inspired by God) + English locks (plural of lock (“length or tuft of hair”)). The English word is analyzable as dread (“Rastafarian”, attributive) +‎ locks. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdɹɛdlɒks/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈdɹɛdˌlɑks/ Hyphenation: dread‧locks === Noun === dreadlocks pl (normally plural, singular dreadlock) A hairstyle worn by Rastafarians and others in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into matted strings. Synonyms: dreads, locks ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== brotherlocks sisterlocks ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== braids === Verb === dreadlocks third-person singular simple present indicative of dreadlock === References === === Further reading === dreadlocks on Wikipedia.Wikipedia F[rederic] G[omes] Cassidy and R[obert] B[rock] Le Page, editors (2002), “DREADLOCKS, sb cant”, in Dictionary of Jamaican English, 2nd edition, Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press, →ISBN, page 159, column 1. === Anagrams === saddlerock == Dutch == === Pronunciation === === Noun === dreadlocks plural of dreadlock == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English dreadlocks. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɔkis, -ɔks, -ɔkʃ Hyphenation: dread‧locks === Noun === dreadlocks m pl (plural only) dreadlocks (hair left to grow into long matted strings) Synonyms: dreadlock, dread, rastas