Etymology

omato

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Today it means: A Japanese archery target for long-distance shooting. Full definition →

Japanese お的
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  1. Japanese · borrowed fromお的
  2. English todayomato

From Japanese お的 (o-mato, literally “(honorific) target”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.