different between dreadlocks vs rasta

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Jamaican Creole dreadlocks. Compound of dread +? locks, in reference to the dread or awe of God.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d??dl?ks/

Noun

dreadlocks pl (normally plural, singular dreadlock)

1. A hairstyle worn by Rastafarians and others in which the hair is left to grow into long matted strings.

Synonyms

• dreads
• locks

Related terms

• braids

Translations

Anagrams

• saddlerock

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

dreadlocks

1. plural of dreadlock

Portuguese

Noun

dreadlocks m

1. plural of dreadlock

English

Etymology

Short for Rastafarian or Rastafari.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æst?

Noun

rasta (plural rastas)

1. (informal) Rastafarian
2. (informal) Diminutive of rastaquouère

Translations

Anagrams

• astar, atars, ratas

Finnish

Etymology

English rasta

Noun

rasta

1. rasta, Rastafarian (person)
2. dreadlock (single strand of dreadlocks)

Declension

Synonyms

• (rasta): rastafari

Compounds

• rastatukka

Anagrams

• ratas, sarat, stara

Gothic

Romanization

rasta

1. Romanization of ????????????????????

Latvian

Participle

rasta

1. genitive singular masculine form of rasts
2. nominative singular feminine form of rasts

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *rast?, whence also Old English rest, Old Norse r?st

Noun

rasta f

1. rest

Descendants

• German: Rast

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• grasta

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ?????? (gast?r, “belly”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??ast?a/
• Hyphenation: ra?sta

Noun

rasta f (plural rasti)

1. flower pot.

Spanish

Etymology

English; shortened from Rastafarian.

Adjective

rasta (plural rastas)

1. rasta

Noun

rasta m or f (plural rastas)

1. rasta

Swedish

Etymology

rast +? -a

Verb

rasta (present rastar, preterite rastade, supine rastat, imperative rasta)

1. to rest; to take a pause
2. to walk (a dog)

Conjugation

Related terms

• rastning

Anagrams

• rasat, trasa