rastacap

English

Etymology

Rasta +‎ cap

Noun

rastacap (plural rastacaps)

1. A round, knit or crocheted cap associated with Rastafaris who have dreadlocks.

   Synonym: rasta hat

   • 2017, Nathan Birr, Chasing the Wind - The Douglas Files: Book Five: Book Five, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 13:

     Sam rummaged through her bag for the Bob Marley rastacap she'd also picked up that afternoon, all on Jackson's tab.

   • 2018, Nathan Birr, Fire & Ice, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 212:

     Jake's was black and depicted Bob Marley smoking a bong while wearing a red, green, and yellow rastacap.

   • 2020, al-Ḥarīrī, Impostures, NYU Press, →ISBN, page 213:

     A rastacap (§23.11) is a round knit cap often worn by Rastafarians with dreadlocks. I use it here as a mark of religious commitment comparable to the ṭaylasān, a garment draped over the head to indicate dedication to religious scholarship.

   • 2020, Burnaby Hawkes, The Haze, Athena Book Tavern, →ISBN, page 107:

     His body was emaciated, an effect he usually amplified with a rastacap mounted on his dreadlocks, which made his head look like a giant wasp's bottom. Not today, though. Today, Kero wore his dreadlocks au naturel.