English
akabeko
Akabeko comes from Japanese 赤べこ ‘a red papier-mâché bobblehead cow toy’.
- Japanesemodern赤べこakabeko‘a red papier-mâché bobblehead cow toy’
- Englishtodayakabeko
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Japanesemodern赤べこakabeko‘a red papier-mâché bobblehead cow toy’
- Englishtodayakabeko
Every English word from Japanese 赤べこ
Today it means
noun A red papier-mâché bobblehead cow toy, a kind of regional omiyage regarded as symbolic of the Aizu region of Japan.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Japanese 赤べこ / akabeko