dashiki
/dəˈʃiːkiː/noun
dashiki is spelled D-A-S-H-I-K-I: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dashiki means “A loose and brightly-colored African shirt” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dashiki is dashikis.
How many letters and syllables are in dashiki?
| Letters | 7: D-A-S-H-I-K-I |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 127,184th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is dashiki?
Dashiki appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce dashiki?
- /dəˈʃiːkiː/
- /dɑː-/
- /dæ-/
Dashiki has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-dashiki.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of dashiki
- dashikis plural
- daishiki
- danshiki
- dasheki
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dashiki mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A loose and brightly-colored African shirt.
Royce: African colors. Subtle... You want me to start wearing dashikis? Go all Marion Barry an' shit?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does dashiki come from?
Borrowed from Yoruba dàńṣíkí.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).