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gairaigo

gairaigo noun: a foreign, typically non-Sinitic loanword into Japanese.

Noun

gairaigo (plural gairaigo)

  1. A foreign, typically non-Sinitic loanword into Japanese.

Forms of gairaigo

pluralgairaigo

Origin of gairaigo

Borrowed from Japanese 外来語.

Questions about gairaigo

What does gairaigo mean?
Gairaigo means a foreign, typically non-Sinitic loanword into Japanese.
What part of speech is gairaigo?
Gairaigo is a noun.
What is the plural of gairaigo?
The plural of gairaigo is gairaigo.

Words near gairaigo in the dictionary

  1. gainword
  2. gainwords
  3. gainworthy
  4. Gainza
  5. Gair
  6. gairaigo
  7. gairfowl
  8. gairfowls
  9. Gairloch
  10. Gairn
  11. Gairville

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