Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "gashi" ita ce samun launin toka ko wani ɗan toka, ko samun ɗimuka ko facin launin toka a cikin gashi. Hakanan yana iya komawa ga mutum ko dabba da ke da kamanni, wanda zai iya haɗawa da cakuɗen launuka ko abin da aka ɗora ko ɗigo. Hakanan za'a iya amfani da kalmar ta misali don kwatanta wani abu da ya tsufa, sawa, ko yanayin yanayi, kamar yadda yake cikin "tsohon tsohon soja."