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Meanings of duku in English

Spanish
pañuelo de cabeza
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Head scarf worn by women in Africa and tthe African Diaspora.

      pañuelo de cabeza
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      Examples for "doek"
      Examples for "doek"
      1
      At the time I was saying that, I was moving away from the laptop and taking off the doek, she said.
      The South African
      2
      General Srey Doek, Cambodia's commander at the temple, said a Thai patrol crossed into Cambodian territory and opened fire on his men.
      Reuters
      1
      In 18th-century Louisiana, the so-called tignon law demanded black women hide their hair in public.
      The Guardian
      2
      In contrast, her neck was long and graceful, and the shape of her head under the colorful tignon that hid her hair was majestic.
      Iron lace
      1
      But the two teams were tied heading to the fourth.
      Reuters
      2
      With the score tied heading in to the third period, Johnson snapped out of his slump.
      Reuters
      3
      Tampa Bay challenged the play for offside, which negated the goal and kept the game tied heading into the third period.
      Reuters
      4
      Most of the horses seemed to be tied head to head by the reins, but some were hobbled and grazing close together.
      The Eye of Zeitoon
      5
      Against the Rangers, he scored both goals in the first period as the Stars and Rangers fought to a 2-2 tie heading into the intermission.
      Reuters
      1
      I live for… a statement head wrap and a pair of Keds!
      Ebony
      2
      He checked his head wrap, then lumbered out of the boat, onto the docks.
      Chaosbound
      3
      Not wearing a head wrap also set me apart from the only other woman candidate.
      This child will be great
      4
      The way you mold your hair really determines the polished shape of the head wrap.
      Ebony
      5
      EBONY: But you have always been more than just 'a head wrap from the coffee shop.'
      Ebony
      1
      Now the gap to 17th-placed Empoli was just five points, and Crotone held the head -to- head tie-breaker.
      The Guardian
      2
      With the head -to- head tie-break possibly crucial, the games between the clubs have the look of a two-leg knockout.
      The Guardian
      3
      If the season ended today, Milan would still miss out on European football, as a result of the head -to- head tie-breaker with Sampdoria.
      The Guardian
      4
      The camels and horses swam across with their heads tied to the boats.
      Life and Travels of Mungo Park
      5
      In a hospitable tomb, with my head tied up like an imperfectly-resurrected Lazarus.
      Sant' Ilario
      Usage of duku in English
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      A resident asks for help after a downpour soaked dozens of houses in the Paguah Duku village,West Sumatra, Indonesia, on April 9, 2009.
      Reuters
      Translations for duku