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shubunkin

/ʃuːˈbʊŋkɪn/

shubunkin noun: a Japanese variety of goldfish.

Noun

shubunkin (plural shubunkins or shubunkin)

  1. A Japanese variety of goldfish

Forms of shubunkin

pluralshubunkins
pluralshubunkin

Origin of shubunkin

Unadapted borrowing from Japanese 朱文金 (“shubunkin”), literally "red brocade".

Questions about shubunkin

What does shubunkin mean?
Shubunkin means a Japanese variety of goldfish.
What part of speech is shubunkin?
Shubunkin is a noun.
How do you pronounce shubunkin?
Shubunkin is pronounced /ʃuːˈbʊŋkɪn/.
What is the plural of shubunkin?
The plural of shubunkin is shubunkins.

Words near shubunkin in the dictionary

  1. shubnikovite
  2. Shubra al-Khaymah
  3. Shubra el-Kheima
  4. Shubrick
  5. Shubs
  6. shubunkin
  7. shubunkins
  8. Shucheng
  9. Shuchita
  10. shuck
  11. shuck and jive

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