Etymology

akabeko

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Today it means: A red papier-mâché bobblehead cow toy, a kind of regional omiyage regarded as symbolic of the Aizu region of Japan. Full definition →

Japanese 赤べこ
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from赤べこ
  2. English todayakabeko

Borrowed from Japanese 赤べこ (akabeko).

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