Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fundoshi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fun-doshi
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A traditional Japanese men's and women's undergarment made from a length of cotton.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 褌 (fundoshi).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 褌

Inflected Forms

fundoshis (plural)

Questions

What does fundoshi mean?: A traditional Japanese men's and women's undergarment made from a length of cotton.
Where does fundoshi come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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