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majokko

majokko noun: a magical girl.

Noun

majokko (plural majokko)

  1. A magical girl.
    • The viewer is normally treated to the transformation from the point of view of the majokko herself - the other people around her basically would see a "flash of light" and (poof!) she's changed.1999 July 13, Animeg3282, “The magical girl thread”, in rec.arts.anime.misc (Usenet)
  2. A manga or anime focusing on one or more majokko.
    • Not exactly a magical-girl-anime list, but with the "shoujo" switch, it includes a great many of them. I've seen many of the majokko, including some rarities like Majokko Chikuru - better known as Magic Girl Tickle / Majokko Tikkuru.2006 September 25, GeoffC, “Magical Girl Anime by year”, in rec.arts.anime.misc (Usenet)

Forms of majokko

pluralmajokko

Origin of majokko

Unadapted borrowing from Japanese 魔女っ子 (majokko), composed of 魔女 (“witch”) + っ子 (“person having a certain quality”, also diminutive suffix). This term is sometimes also glossed in English as “little witch”, the word 子 (ko) meaning “child” or “small”.

Questions about majokko

What does majokko mean?
Majokko means a magical girl.
What part of speech is majokko?
Majokko is a noun.
What is the plural of majokko?
The plural of majokko is majokko.

Words near majokko in the dictionary

  1. Majkas
  2. majles
  3. majleses
  4. majlis
  5. majlises
  6. majokko
  7. majolica
  8. majolicas
  9. majolicaware
  10. majolist
  11. majolists

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