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hotchiku

hotchiku noun: an end-blown vertical bamboo flute used in traditional Japanese music, similar to the shakuhachi.

Noun

hotchiku (plural hotchiku)

  1. An end-blown vertical bamboo flute used in traditional Japanese music, similar to the shakuhachi.

Forms of hotchiku

pluralhotchiku
alternative formhocchiku
alternative formhochiku

Origin of hotchiku

From Japanese 法竹 (hotchiku).

Questions about hotchiku

What does hotchiku mean?
Hotchiku means an end-blown vertical bamboo flute used in traditional Japanese music, similar to the shakuhachi.
What part of speech is hotchiku?
Hotchiku is a noun.
What is the plural of hotchiku?
The plural of hotchiku is hotchiku.

Words near hotchiku in the dictionary

  1. hotch-potch
  2. hotcha
  3. hotchas
  4. hotched
  5. hotches
  6. hotchiku
  7. Hotchin
  8. hotching
  9. Hotchkin
  10. Hotchkiss
  11. Hotchkiss gun

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