ラッコ

Ainu

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɾákꜜkò/

Noun

ラッコ (Latin spelling rakko)

  1. a sea otter

Descendants
  • → Japanese: ラッコ (rakko)

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Ainu ラッコ (rakko).

Noun

ラッコ or らっこ • (rakko) 

  1. 猟虎, 獺虎, 海獺: a sea otter

Usage notes
  • As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).
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