Etymology

taiko

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Today it means: A category of Japanese wooden drums of different shapes, sizes, and purposes. Full definition →

Japanese 太鼓
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from太鼓
  2. English todaytaiko

Borrowed from Japanese 太鼓 (たいこ taiko), from 太 (tʰàj, “great”) + 鼓 (kú, “drum”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.