タトゥー
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Japanese
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Borrowed from English tattoo, from earlier tattaow, tattow, from a Polynesian language.
Noun
[edit]- Synonym of いれずみ (irezumi, “image made in the skin with ink and a needle”)
Verb
[edit]タトゥーする • (tatū suru) suru (stem タトゥーし (tatūsuru shi), past タトゥーした (tatūsuru shita))
- Synonym of いれずみ (irezumi, “to tattoo”)
Etymology 2
[edit]Borrowed from English tattoo, from earlier tap-to, from Dutch taptoe, from tap (“tap; faucet on a cask”) + toe (“to; shut”).