ghon.
/ɡəʊ/, U.S. /ɡoʊ/ The national dress for men in Bhutan, consisting of a long robe hitched up to knee-length and fastened at the waist by a cloth belt.
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1980 N.Y. Times 29 Apr. a2/2 Basketball is big in Bhutan... Two young Government officials, dressed in the stately robes called ghos, are discussing the chances of the Phoenix Suns in the current National Basketball Association playoffs.
1995 B. Crossette So Close to Heaven (1996) i. 15 A gho is ankle-length in construction, but it is worn at knee level, hoisted up and secured by a woven belt, with the excess fabric bloused out at the top.
2011 L. Leaming Married to Bhutan i. 2 Bhutanese are required to wear traditional dress, the gho for men..when visiting temples or in government offices.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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