Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ganguro

/ˈɡɑːnɡuɹəʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.26 in modern English

Syllables: gan-guro
IPA: /ˈɡɑːnɡuɹəʊ/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Japanese girl fashion trend involving dyeing the hair and tanning the skin.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese slang ガングロ (ganguro), from 顔 (gan, “face”) 黒 (kuro, “black”), in reference to the style of makeup intended to imitate a dark tan.

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

How do you pronounce ganguro?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɑːnɡuɹəʊ/.
What does ganguro mean?: A Japanese girl fashion trend involving dyeing the hair and tanning the skin.
Where does ganguro come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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