Dhoti
धोती
DHOH-tee
Traditional Indian men's garment — a long unstitched cloth wrapped around the waist and legs.
Meaning & usage
A dhoti is a single length of unstitched cloth (typically 4–6 yards) wrapped around the waist and legs in a variety of regional styles. It remains the formal traditional men's garment across much of India, particularly for religious occasions, classical performances and South Indian weddings. Tamil "veshti", Bengali "dhuti" and Maharashtrian "dhotar" are regional names for variants of the same garment.
In a sentence
The groom arrived in a crisp white dhoti and silk uttariyam.
Common spelling variants
- Dhotee
- Veshti
- Dhuti
Dhoti is the canonical English spelling used in MG Mini puzzles.