dreadlocks

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdrɛdlɒks/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈdrɛdˌlɑks/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(dred′loks′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
dread•locks /ˈdrɛdˌlɑks/USA pronunciation   n. [plural]
  1. Clothinga hairstyle of many long, ropelike locks.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
dread•locks  (dred′loks′),USA pronunciation n. (used with a pl. v.)
  1. Clothinga hair style, esp. among Rastafarians, in which the hair is worn in long, ropelike locks.
  • dread + lock2 + -s3 1955–60

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
dreadlocks / ˈdrɛdˌlɒks/
  1. hair worn in the Rastafarian style of long matted or tightly curled strands

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