Etymology

kotatsu

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Today it means: A knee-high table with a heater inside which is used with a coverlet during winter. Full definition →

Japanese 炬燵
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from炬燵
  2. English todaykotatsu

From Japanese 炬燵 (kotatsu).

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