Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nuru

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.98 in modern English

Syllables: nu-ru
IPA

4

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Japanese form of body-to-body massage in which the masseur and client are both nude and coated in a gel traditionally made from nori seaweed.

Uncountable

Etymology

Japanese ぬる (literally “slippery”)

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: ぬる

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does nuru mean?: A Japanese form of body-to-body massage in which the masseur and client are both nude and coated in a gel traditionally made from nori seaweed.
Where does nuru come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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