まるた

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For pronunciation and definitions of まるた – see the following entry.
丸太
[noun] [from 1633] a log: unsawn lumber (UK) or timber (US), a section of a tree cut to a length and with the bark removed, but otherwise round and unfinished
[noun] [from 1697] Synonym of 似鯉 (nigoi, Hemibarbus barbus)
[noun] [from ???] the Pacific redfin, Pseudaspius brandtii
[noun] [from circa 1687] (historical, slang) during the Edo period, derogatory term for an unlicensed prostitute dressed as a Buddhist nun as a form of disguise from the authorities (from the way the shaven head looks a bit like a debarked log, and from the way that they both roll around)
[noun] [from 1937] (historical) human test subjects of Unit 731
Alternative spelling
まろた
(This term, まるた (maruta), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as まるた, see Category:Japanese kanji read as まるた.)