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nuru

nuru noun: a Japanese form of body-to-body massage in which the masseur and client are both nude and coated in a gel traditionally made from nori seaweed.

Noun

nuru (uncountable)

  1. A Japanese form of body-to-body massage in which the masseur and client are both nude and coated in a gel traditionally made from nori seaweed.

Origin of nuru

Japanese ぬる (literally “slippery”)

Questions about nuru

What does nuru mean?
Nuru means a Japanese form of body-to-body massage in which the masseur and client are both nude and coated in a gel traditionally made from nori seaweed.
What part of speech is nuru?
Nuru is a noun.

Words near nuru in the dictionary

  1. nurturest
  2. nurtureth
  3. nurturing
  4. nurturist
  5. nurturists
  6. nuru
  7. nuruk
  8. nurungji
  9. nus
  10. nus movable
  11. nusach

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