Etymology

papasan chair

Today it means: A large rounded bowl-shaped chair with an adjustable angle similar to that of a futon. Full definition →

Japanese パパさん
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The story

  1. Japanese · borrowed fromパパさん“(honored) father”
  2. English todaypapasan chair

Borrowed from Japanese パパさん (papa san, “(honored) father”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.