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🧴 A red dye 🧴 To dye hair
to henna

to henna

5.7
To dye hair or skin with a reddish-brown plant dye
  • verb
  • /ˈhɛnə/
translation icon : teñir
  • Every summer, many people henna their hair for a vibrant look during the holidays.

Examples

  • She decided to henna her hair before the wedding to achieve a beautiful reddish-brown color.

  • We buy large quantities so everyone can henna themselves!

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  • To celebrate the festival, she chose to henna her hair as part of the traditional preparations.

Surface Forms

henna infinitive
hennaed past
hennaed past participle
henning present participle
hennas third person singular

Etymology

Henna comes from the same Arabic word ḥinnā, the plant used to make a 'reddish-brown dye'. So to henna your hair or hand is simply to 'dye' it with that plant's colour.