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- Japanese · borrowed fromオタマトーン“Otamatone”
- English todayOtamatone
Borrowed from Japanese オタマトーン (otamatōn, “Otamatone”), from a blend of オタマジャクシ (otamajakushi, “ladle, tadpole”) + トーン (tōn, “tone”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: An electronic musical synthesizer. Full definition →
Borrowed from Japanese オタマトーン (otamatōn, “Otamatone”), from a blend of オタマジャクシ (otamajakushi, “ladle, tadpole”) + トーン (tōn, “tone”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.