henna
pronunciation
How to pronounce henna in British English:
UK [ˈhenə]
How to pronounce henna in American English:
US [ˈhɛnə]
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- Noun:
- a reddish brown dye used especially on hair
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- Verb:
- apply henna to one's hair
Word Origin
- henna (n.)
- c. 1600, "dye or cosmetic from the henna plant," from Arabic hinna, name for the small thorny tree (Egyptian Privet, Lawsonia inermis), the leaves of which are used to make the reddish dye; said to be of Persian origin. Related: Hennaed (1860).
Example
- 1. A sex worker gets her hands decorated with henna on the eve of world aids day in mumbai
- 2. 7 / 15 Amritsar , india : women show their hands decorated with henna paste during the teej festival
- 3. Ahmedabad , india : muslim brides display their hands , painted with henna , during a mass wedding ceremony
- 4. Dream skin create a fantasy woman with henna art and dream skin .
- 5. Henna powder also drives heat , pain , rheumatism and so on .