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tansu

/ˈtɑnsu/

tansu noun: a traditional portable chest from Japan.

Noun

tansu (plural tansus or tansu)

  1. A traditional portable chest from Japan.

Forms of tansu

pluraltansus
pluraltansu

Origin of tansu

Borrowed from Japanese 箪笥.

Questions about tansu

What does tansu mean?
Tansu means a traditional portable chest from Japan.
What part of speech is tansu?
Tansu is a noun.
How do you pronounce tansu?
Tansu is pronounced /ˈtɑnsu/.
What is the plural of tansu?
The plural of tansu is tansus.

Words near tansu in the dictionary

  1. Tansley
  2. Tansleys
  3. tanstaafl
  4. tanstuff
  5. tanstuffs
  6. tansu
  7. tansus
  8. tansy
  9. tansy mustard
  10. tansy mustards
  11. tansy ragwort

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