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ubasute

ubasute noun: a supposed former custom of Japan, whereby an infirm or elderly relative was left in some desolate place to die.

Noun

ubasute (uncountable)

  1. A supposed former custom of Japan, whereby an infirm or elderly relative was left in some desolate place to die.

Origin of ubasute

From Japanese 姥捨て.

Questions about ubasute

What does ubasute mean?
Ubasute means a supposed former custom of Japan, whereby an infirm or elderly relative was left in some desolate place to die.
What part of speech is ubasute?
Ubasute is a noun.

Words near ubasute in the dictionary

  1. Ubaldo
  2. Ubaldos
  3. Ubangi
  4. Ubangi-Shari
  5. Ubangian
  6. ubasute
  7. Ubavka
  8. Ubay
  9. Ubben
  10. Ubbens
  11. Ubbonite

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