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irori

irori noun: a traditional sunken hearth common in Japan, used to heat the home and to cook food.

irori: a traditional sunken hearth common in Japan, used to heat the home and to cook food
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Noun

irori (plural irori)

  1. A traditional sunken hearth common in Japan, used to heat the home and to cook food.

Forms of irori

pluralirori

Origin of irori

Borrowing from Japanese 囲炉裏 (irori).

Questions about irori

What does irori mean?
Irori means a traditional sunken hearth common in Japan, used to heat the home and to cook food.
What part of speech is irori?
Irori is a noun.
What is the plural of irori?
The plural of irori is irori.

Words near irori in the dictionary

  1. Iroquois County
  2. Iroquois Falls
  3. Iroquois League
  4. Iroquois Wars
  5. Iroquoisness
  6. irori
  7. Iroslav
  8. IRP
  9. IRPCS
  10. Irpin
  11. irps

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