Etymology

dakimakura

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Today it means: A body-length pillow, originating in Japan, which can be embraced or wrapped around one's body while sleeping. Full definition →

Japanese 抱き枕
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from抱き枕
  2. English todaydakimakura

From Japanese 抱き枕 (dakimakura), from 抱き (daki, “to embrace or cling”) + 枕 (makura, “pillow”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.