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Italian

rasta

/ˈrasta/nounC1
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 18,556

Meaning

dreadlocks; Rasta

  • dreadlocks hairstyle or a single dreadlock (often plural)
  • a Rastafarian person

In a sentence

Ha deciso di tagliarsi i rasta dopo tanti anni.

He decided to cut off his dreadlocks after many years.

Ci vuole molta cura per lavare e mantenere i rasta.

It takes a lot of care to wash and maintain dreadlocks.

Quel rasta suona il basso in un gruppo reggae.

That Rasta plays bass in a reggae band.

Word forms (3)
WordWord forms
rastasingular
rastaplural
rastaMasc|Fem · plural

Usage notes

  • Often invariable: 'i rasta' or 'capelli rasta' refers to dreadlocks.

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