Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

japonese

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
japonese
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

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Etymology

Borrowed from French japonais, Italian giapponese, Portuguese japonês, or Spanish japonés. Equivalent to Japon + -ese.

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Questions

What does japonese mean?
Misspelling of Japanese.
Where does japonese come from?
It is traced to Italian.

How to pronounce japonese

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