Etymology

kadomatsu

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Today it means: A traditional decoration consisting of pine boughs and other plant cuttings placed in pairs in front of a home for Japanese New Year. Full definition →

Japanese 門松
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from門松
  2. English todaykadomatsu

From Japanese 門松 (kadomatsu, literally “gate pine”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.