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# How to pronounce "dashiki" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/dæʃɪkɪ/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **da·shi·ki**
- **Native Audio**: [Listen](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/05/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Flame%2C_not_lame-dashiki.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Flame%2C_not_lame-dashiki.wav.mp3)

## Meaning & Usage

### NOUN
- A loose and brightly-colored African shirt.
  - *Example*: "Royce: African colors. Subtle... You want me to start wearing dashikis? Go all Marion Barry an' shit?"

### Example Sentences
- "Royce: African colors. Subtle... You want me to start wearing dashikis? Go all Marion Barry an' shit?"
- "You think you can wear a dashiki, steal an African name and become African."
- "You can see it in their planetary afros, in their kente cloth and dashikis, in their hippie digs or flashy jewelry."

### Common Phrases
- dashiki steal

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (3 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "dashiki" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "No culture. No roots. You think you can wear a dashiki, steal an African name and become African. You cannot.” I was like, “Dude, I just learned how to add last week, like slow down.” Baratunde Thurston: Why are you hating"
- **Watch at 17:46**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZVtW1Burz8&t=1066s)

### Example 2
> "who were claiming their hard-fought freedom to loosen or dash their ties and assert themselves as individuals. You can see it in their planetary afros, in their kente cloth and dashikis, in their hippie digs or flashy jewelry. If you ask me, Clyde Frazier's cape is a flamboyant symbol of freedom."
- **Watch at 2:37**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZqqJZJ8WH4&t=157s)

### Example 3
*Accent: AUS*
> "... caught selling bootlegs of Black Panther outside of a theatre and was severely beaten by a mob of African- Americans dressed in Chinese made dashikis."
- **Watch at 0:56**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jcPbaBKKCo&t=56s)


## How to Pronounce "dashiki"

- **Syllables**: da · shi · ki
- **IPA**: `/dæʃɪkɪ/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “dashiki”?
“dashiki” is pronounced /dæʃɪkɪ/ (da · shi · ki). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “dashiki”?
“dashiki” has 3 syllables: da · shi · ki.

### What does “dashiki” mean?
A loose and brightly-colored African shirt.

### How can I hear “dashiki” used in real sentences?
This page has 3 real-world video examples of “dashiki” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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