Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "maɓallin gashi" yana nufin maɓallin da aka saba amfani da shi akan riga ko jaket a matsayin maɗauri. Wani ɗan ƙaramin abu ne mai siffar diski wanda aka yi da abubuwa daban-daban kamar filastik, ƙarfe, ko ƙaho, wanda ake maƙala a gaban riga ko jaket ana amfani da shi don rufe shi. Maɓallan gashi na iya zama kayan ado kuma sun zo cikin salo da ƙira iri-iri.
