Etymology

recycle shop

Today it means: A secondhand shop. Full definition →

Japanese リサイクルショップ ← English recycle
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The story

  1. English · derived fromrecycle
  2. Japanese · borrowed fromリサイクルショップ
  3. English todayrecycle shop

Borrowed from Japanese リサイクルショップ (risaikuru shoppu), from English recycle + shop.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.