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namahage

namahage noun: a demon-like being in Japanese folklore, portrayed by men in ogre masks and traditional straw capes during a New Year's ritual of admonishing badly-behaved children.

namahage: a demon-like being in Japanese folklore, portrayed by men in ogre masks and traditional straw capes...
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Noun

namahage (plural namahage)

  1. A demon-like being in Japanese folklore, portrayed by men in ogre masks and traditional straw capes during a New Year's ritual of admonishing badly-behaved children.

Forms of namahage

pluralnamahage

Origin of namahage

From Japanese 生剥.

Questions about namahage

What does namahage mean?
Namahage means a demon-like being in Japanese folklore, portrayed by men in ogre masks and traditional straw capes during a New Year's ritual of admonishing badly-behaved children.
What part of speech is namahage?
Namahage is a noun.
What is the plural of namahage?
The plural of namahage is namahage.

Words near namahage in the dictionary

  1. namability
  2. namable
  3. namableness
  4. NAMAD
  5. namagashi
  6. namahage
  7. Namahsia
  8. Namaka
  9. namakier
  10. namakiers
  11. Namakkal

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