ツインテール

Japanese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from twin +‎ tail, equivalent to ツイン (tsuin) +‎ テール (tēru).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [t͡sɨᵝĩnte̞ːɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

ツインテール • (tsuintēru) 

  1. bunches; pigtails (hair style)
    ツインテールの髪(かみ)型(がた)
    tsuintēru no kamigata
    twintail hairstyle
    ツインテールのメガネっ子(こ)
    tsuintēru no meganekko
    a girl with glasses and two pigtails

Descendants
  • → English: twintail (calque)
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