パップテスト

Japanese

Etymology

From English Pap smear, exchanging smear for test, a word much more commonly known to Japanese speakers than smear.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) パップテス​ト [pàppútésúꜜtò] (Nakadaka – [5])
• IPA^(key): [pa̠p̚pɯ̟ᵝte̞sɨ̥ᵝto̞]

Noun

パップテスト • (pappu tesuto) 

1. Pap smear: a test for cervical cancer.