Etymology

sega

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Today it means: Any of various video game consoles manufactured by Sega, a Japanese video game developer and publisher and manufacturer of arcade games and formerly of video game consoles. Full definition →

Mauritian Creole sega
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sega · noun1

  1. Mauritian Creole · borrowed fromsega
  2. English todaysega

From Mauritian Creole sega, possibly from a Bantu source meaning "dance".

Sega · noun2

  1. Japanese · borrowed fromセガ
  2. English todaySega

Borrowed from Japanese セガ (Sega), an abbreviation of service games, because the company's earliest products were aimed at American servicemen on military bases.

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