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kadomatsu

kadomatsu noun: a traditional decoration consisting of pine boughs and other plant cuttings placed in pairs in front of a home for Japanese New Year.

kadomatsu: a traditional decoration consisting of pine boughs and other plant cuttings placed in pairs in...
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Noun

kadomatsu (plural kadomatsu)

  1. A traditional decoration consisting of pine boughs and other plant cuttings placed in pairs in front of a home for Japanese New Year.

Forms of kadomatsu

pluralkadomatsu

Origin of kadomatsu

From Japanese 門松 (kadomatsu, literally “gate pine”).

Questions about kadomatsu

What does kadomatsu mean?
Kadomatsu means a traditional decoration consisting of pine boughs and other plant cuttings placed in pairs in front of a home for Japanese New Year.
What part of speech is kadomatsu?
Kadomatsu is a noun.
What is the plural of kadomatsu?
The plural of kadomatsu is kadomatsu.

Words near kadomatsu in the dictionary

  1. kadogo
  2. kadogos
  3. Kadohadacho
  4. Kadohadachos
  5. Kadoka
  6. kadomatsu
  7. kadooment
  8. Kadrey
  9. Kadri
  10. Kadric
  11. Kadris

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