Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kadomatsu

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kado-mat-su
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A traditional decoration consisting of pine boughs and other plant cuttings placed in pairs in front of a home for Japanese New Year.

Etymology

From Japanese 門松 (kadomatsu, literally “gate pine”).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 門松

Questions

What does kadomatsu mean?: A traditional decoration consisting of pine boughs and other plant cuttings placed in pairs in front of a home for Japanese New Year.
Where does kadomatsu come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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