Etymology

tamagotchi

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Today it means: A toy consisting of a small electronic virtual pet, a cyberpet. Full definition →

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  1. English · derived fromwatch
  2. English todayTamagotchi

A genericization of Tamagotchi, the name of a virtual pet series: the word is a Japanese blend of 卵 (たまご, tamago, “egg”) + ウオッチ (uotchi, from English watch).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.