Etymology

choka

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Today it means: A Japanese poem, a form of waka that consists of 5 to 7 on phrases repeated at least twice, and concludes with a 5-7-7 ending. Full definition →

Japanese 長歌
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from長歌
  2. English todaychoka

Borrowed from Japanese 長歌, literally "long poem".

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