Etymology

Isonade

Iso·na·de
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Today it means: A mythological monster that resembles an enormous shark, said to live off the coast of western Japan. Full definition →

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Transliteration of Japanese 磯撫で (いそなで, Isonade, literally “shore stroker”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.