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ranchu

ranchu noun: a variety of hooded goldfish native to Japan, which lacks a dorsal fin.

ranchu: a variety of hooded goldfish native to Japan, which lacks a dorsal fin
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Noun

ranchu (plural ranchu)

  1. A variety of hooded goldfish native to Japan, which lacks a dorsal fin.

Forms of ranchu

pluralranchu
alternative formranchū

Origin of ranchu

Borrowed from Japanese 蘭(らん)鋳(ちゅう) (ranchū).

Questions about ranchu

What does ranchu mean?
Ranchu means a variety of hooded goldfish native to Japan, which lacks a dorsal fin.
What part of speech is ranchu?
Ranchu is a noun.
What is the plural of ranchu?
The plural of ranchu is ranchu.

Words near ranchu in the dictionary

  1. ranchos
  2. ranchslider
  3. ranchsliders
  4. ranchstead
  5. ranchsteads
  6. ranchu
  7. ranchwoman
  8. ranchwomen
  9. ranchy
  10. ranchū
  11. rancid

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