Etymology

mamachari

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Today it means: a women's city bicycle, a kind of everyday urban utility bicycle with a front basket and a rear rack Full definition →

Japanese ママチャリ
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  1. Japanese · borrowed fromママチャリ
  2. English todaymamachari

Borrowed from Japanese ママチャリ, compound of ママ (mama, “mama, mother”) + チャリ (chari, “bike”), from the way this kind of bicycle is often used by young mothers. Often seen with a child seat on the rear rack.

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