# Rastafari

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #82,708

## Definitions
1. Rastafarianism.

## Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Semitic *raʔš-
Amharic ራስ (ras)
Amharic ተፈሪ (täfäri)
English Rastafari
From Amharic ራስ (ras, “Duke”, literally “head”) and ተፈሪ (täfäri, “revered”) from ተፈሪ መኮንን (täfäri mäkonn, “Haile Selassie”, literally “feared (son of) Makonnen”). More at Haile Selassie.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/rastafari