Main Entry: dan·druff

Pronunciation: \ˈdan-drəf\

Function: noun

Etymology: probably from dand- (origin unknown) + -ruff, from Middle English rove scabby condition, from Old Norse hrūfa scab; akin to Old High German hruf scurf, Lithuanian kraupus rough

Date: 1545

: scaly white or grayish flakes of dead skin cells especially of the scalp; also : the condition marked by excessive shedding of such flakes and usually accompanied by itching

— dan·druffy \-drə-fē\ adjective