The story
- Japanese · borrowed from編み包み
- English todayamigurumi
Borrowed from Japanese 編み包み (amigurumi), a blend of 編む (amu, “to knit”) + 縫い包み (nuigurumi, “stuffed toy”).
Words from the same roots
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: The Japanese art of crocheting or knitting stuffed yarn toys, typically creatures having oversized heads. Full definition →