Etymology

remocon

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Today it means: A remote control. Full definition →

Japanese リモコン ← Korean 리모컨
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  1. Korean · borrowed from리모컨
  2. Japanese · borrowed fromリモコン
  3. English todayremocon

Borrowed from Japanese リモコン (rimokon) or from Korean 리모컨 (rimokeon), both derived from a syllabic abbreviation of remote + control.

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