Etymology

chonmage

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Today it means: A traditional Japanese topknot haircut worn by men, traditionally associated with samurai and more recently with sumo wrestlers. Full definition →

Japanese 丁髷
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from丁髷
  2. English todaychonmage

Borrowed from Japanese 丁髷 (chonmage).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.