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"ref": "2021, Oma N. Agbai, Jodie Raffi, “Hair Loss in Women of Color”, in Becky S. Li, Howard I. Maibach, editors, Ethnic Skin and Hair and Other Cultural Considerations (Updates in Clinical Dermatology), Cham, Zug, Switzerland: Springer Nature, →DOI, →ISSN, page 154, column 2",
"text": "The patient history may point to the use of tight hairstyles that put tension on the hair root or hair treatments that increase the vulnerability to traction-related damage. The physician should evaluate for a history of tight ponytails, buns, chignons, braids, twists, weaves, cornrows, dreadlocks, sisterlocks, and hair wefts in addition to the usage of religious hair coverings.",
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"sense": "hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings",
"word": "rastalokke"
},
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"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "dṙedlok",
"sense": "hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings",
"word": "դռեդլոկ"
},
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"code": "bn",
"lang": "Bengali",
"roman": "jṭa",
"sense": "hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings",
"word": "জটা"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "rasta pričeska",
"sense": "hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings",
"word": "раста прическа"
},
{
"code": "bg",
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"roman": "rasti",
"sense": "hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings",
"word": "расти"
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings",
"word": "長髮綹"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "chángfāliǔ",
"sense": "hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings",
"word": "长发绺"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings",
"word": "髮綹"
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"code": "cmn",
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"roman": "fāliǔ",
"sense": "hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings",
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"sense": "hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings",
"word": "駭人長髮綹"
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"code": "cmn",
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"roman": "hàirén chángfāliǔ",
"sense": "hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings",
"word": "骇人长发绺"
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings",
"word": "髒辮"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "zāngbiàn",
"sense": "hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings",
"word": "脏辫"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings",
"word": "dredy"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings",
"word": "dreadlocks"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings",
"tags": [
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"plural"
],
"word": "dreadlocks"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings",
"tags": [
"plural"
],
"word": "feltharoj"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings",
"tags": [
"plural"
],
"word": "rastabukloj"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings",
"word": "rastat"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings",
"word": "rastatukka"
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{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural"
],
"word": "dreadlocks"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"plural"
],
"word": "cadenettes"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings",
"word": "rasta"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings",
"word": "Dreadlocks"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings",
"word": "Dreads"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings",
"word": "Filzlocken"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings",
"tags": [
"plural"
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"word": "Rastalocken"
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{
"code": "gu",
"lang": "Gujarati",
"roman": "jaṭā",
"sense": "hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings",
"word": "જટા"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"sense": "hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings",
"word": "ראסטות"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "jaṭā",
"sense": "hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "जटा"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings",
"word": "raszta"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings",
"word": "raszta haj"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings",
"word": "gimbal"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural"
],
"word": "dreadlocks"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "acconciatura rasta"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "doreddohea",
"sense": "hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings",
"word": "ドレッドヘア"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "doreddorokkusu",
"sense": "hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings",
"word": "ドレッドロックス"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "heomsang",
"sense": "hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings",
"word": "험상"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings",
"word": "dredi"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "sukanici",
"sense": "hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"plural"
],
"word": "суканици"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings",
"word": "rambut gimbal"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings",
"word": "rambut pilinan"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings",
"word": "dreadlocks"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings",
"tags": [
"inanimate",
"masculine"
],
"word": "dredy"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "dreadlock"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural"
],
"word": "dreadlocks"
},
{
"code": "pt",
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"sense": "hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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},
{
"code": "pt",
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"sense": "hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural"
],
"word": "dreads"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural"
],
"word": "rastas"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings",
"word": "dreadlock"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "drédloks",
"sense": "hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural"
],
"word": "дре́длокс"
},
{
"code": "ru",
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"roman": "dredlóki",
"sense": "hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings",
"tags": [
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"plural"
],
"word": "дредло́ки"
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"roman": "drédloki",
"sense": "hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings",
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"masculine",
"plural"
],
"word": "дре́длоки"
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"code": "ru",
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"roman": "drédy",
"sense": "hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural"
],
"word": "дре́ды"
},
{
"code": "sa",
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"roman": "jaṭā",
"sense": "hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings",
"word": "जटा"
},
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings",
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],
"word": "rastas"
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings",
"tags": [
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"plural"
],
"word": "trenzas africanas"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings",
"word": "dreadlocks"
},
{
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"roman": "caṭāmuṭi",
"sense": "hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings",
"word": "சடாமுடி"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "dredlóky",
"sense": "hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings",
"word": "дредло́ки"
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"code": "uk",
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"word": "дре́ди"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "lóky",
"sense": "hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings",
"word": "ло́ки"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "jaṭā",
"sense": "hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "جٹا"
},
{
"code": "yo",
"lang": "Yoruba",
"sense": "hairstyle in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into long matted strings",
"word": "dàda"
}
]
}
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},
{
"ipa": "/ˈdɹɛdˌlɑks/",
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"code": "ms",
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