Etymology

tako

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Today it means: The flesh of octopus as used in sushi. Full definition →

Japanese 蛸
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from蛸
  2. English todaytako

Borrowed from Japanese 蛸 (tako).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.