Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

golden week

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.62 in modern English

Syllables
gold-en week
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Any of several extended holidays celebrated in China and Japan, usually early in May.

name

A period of early voting time during Ohio's election season in which citizens can register to vote and cast an absentee ballot on the same day.

American usage; Colloquial

Etymology

(Asian holidays): Borrowed from Japanese ゴールデンウィーク (Gōruden Wīku), equivalent to golden + week.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ゴールデンウィーク

Usage

Questions

What does golden week mean?
Any of several extended holidays celebrated in China and Japan, usually early in May.
Where does golden week come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

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