Etymology

andon

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Today it means: A Japanese paper lantern. Full definition →

Japanese アンドン
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andon · noun1

  1. Japanese · borrowed fromアンドン
  2. English todayandon

(manufacturing): Borrowed from Japanese アンドン (andon), a specialization of 行灯 (andon). Introduced by Toyota.

Andon · proper noun2

  1. Galician · borrowed fromAndon
  2. English todayAndon

Borrowed from Galician Andon, a variant of Anton.

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