Etymology

Sapporo

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Today it means: The capital and largest city of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. Full definition →

Japanese 札幌 ← Ainu サッ・ポロ・ペッ
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  1. Ainu · derived fromサッ・ポロ・ペッ
  2. Japanese · borrowed from札幌
  3. English todaySapporo

Borrowed from Japanese 札幌 (Sapporo), from Ainu サッ・ポロ・ペッ (sat poro pet, literally “dry, great river”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.