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katauta

katauta noun: a particular kind of Japanese poem, having a 5-7-7 meter and forming half of an exchange of two poems.

Noun

katauta (plural katautas or katauta)

  1. A particular kind of Japanese poem, having a 5-7-7 meter and forming half of an exchange of two poems.

Forms of katauta

pluralkatautas
pluralkatauta

Origin of katauta

Borrowed from Japanese 片歌.

Questions about katauta

What does katauta mean?
Katauta means a particular kind of Japanese poem, having a 5-7-7 meter and forming half of an exchange of two poems.
What part of speech is katauta?
Katauta is a noun.
What is the plural of katauta?
The plural of katauta is katautas.

Words near katauta in the dictionary

  1. katatonias
  2. katatonic
  3. katatonics
  4. katatype
  5. katatypes
  6. katauta
  7. katautas
  8. Katavi
  9. Katavi mouthbrooder
  10. Katavi mouthbrooders
  11. katavothron

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