Etymology

Doctor Yellow

Today it means: The high-speed track testing train used on the Tokaido Shinkansen and San'yō Shinkansen. Full definition →

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  1. English · derived fromdoctor
  2. English todayDoctor Yellow

Calque from Japanese ドクターイエロー (Dokutā Ierō), itself a pseudo-anglicism from English doctor + yellow, in reference to its diagnostic function and bright yellow appearance.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.