Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oshibori

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: os-hi-bori
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A moist towel for cleaning the hands, offered to customers in Japanese restaurants and bars.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese おしぼり.

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: おしぼり

Questions

What does oshibori mean?: A moist towel for cleaning the hands, offered to customers in Japanese restaurants and bars.
Where does oshibori come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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