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gottan

gottan noun: traditional Kagoshima plucked instrument resembling a sanshin.

gottan: traditional Kagoshima plucked instrument resembling a sanshin
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Noun

gottan (plural gottans or gottan)

  1. traditional Kagoshima plucked instrument resembling a sanshin

Forms of gottan

pluralgottans
pluralgottan

Origin of gottan

From Japanese ゴッタン (gottan).

Questions about gottan

What does gottan mean?
Gottan means traditional Kagoshima plucked instrument resembling a sanshin.
What part of speech is gottan?
Gottan is a noun.
What is the plural of gottan?
The plural of gottan is gottans.

Words near gottan in the dictionary

  1. Gotschalls
  2. gotsta
  3. Gott
  4. Gott in Himmel
  5. gotta
  6. gottan
  7. gottans
  8. gottardiite
  9. gottcha
  10. gotten
  11. gotten 'er done

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