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bake-danuki

bake-danuki noun: a yokai that is commonly associated with the Japanese raccoon dog or tanuki, sometimes reputed to be able to shapeshift into other things or people and possess human beings.

Noun

bake-danuki (plural bake-danuki)

  1. (Japanese) A yokai that is commonly associated with the Japanese raccoon dog or tanuki, sometimes reputed to be able to shapeshift into other things or people and possess human beings.

Forms of bake-danuki

pluralbake-danuki

Origin of bake-danuki

Borrowed from Japanese 化け狸.

Questions about bake-danuki

What does bake-danuki mean?
Bake-danuki means a yokai that is commonly associated with the Japanese raccoon dog or tanuki, sometimes reputed to be able to shapeshift into other things or people and possess human beings.
What part of speech is bake-danuki?
Bake-danuki is a noun.
What is the plural of bake-danuki?
The plural of bake-danuki is bake-danuki.

Words near bake-danuki in the dictionary

  1. bake shop
  2. bake shops
  3. bake someone's bread
  4. bake something blind
  5. bake up
  6. bake-danuki
  7. bake-off
  8. bake-offs
  9. bakeability
  10. bakeable
  11. bakeaholic

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