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marumage

marumage noun: a round knotted hairstyle traditionally worn by married women in Japan.

marumage: a round knotted hairstyle traditionally worn by married women in Japan
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Noun

marumage (uncountable)

  1. A round knotted hairstyle traditionally worn by married women in Japan.

Origin of marumage

Borrowed from Japanese 丸髷.

Questions about marumage

What does marumage mean?
Marumage means a round knotted hairstyle traditionally worn by married women in Japan.
What part of speech is marumage?
Marumage is a noun.

Words near marumage in the dictionary

  1. Marulanda
  2. Marulandas
  3. marulas
  4. Marullo
  5. Marullos
  6. marumage
  7. marumoite
  8. Marungi
  9. Marup
  10. Marupova
  11. marus

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