ganguro

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/ˈɡɑːnɡuɹəʊ/

noun

A Japanese girl fashion trend involving dyeing the hair and tanning the skin.

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Meanings

nounganguro (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA Japanese girl fashion trend involving dyeing the hair and tanning the skin.

Origin

Borrowed from Japanese slang ガングロ (ganguro), from 顔 (gan, “face”) 黒 (kuro, “black”), in reference to the style of makeup intended to imitate a dark tan.

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Translations

German Ganguro
  • GanguroJapanese fashion trend involving dyed hair and tanned skin
Japanese ガングロ, 顔黒
  • ガングロ (ganguro)Japanese fashion trend involving dyed hair and tanned skin
  • 顔黒 (ganguro)Japanese fashion trend involving dyed hair and tanned skin
Korean 간구로
  • 간구로 (gan'guro)Japanese fashion trend involving dyed hair and tanned skin
Polish ganguro
  • ganguroJapanese fashion trend involving dyed hair and tanned skin
Russian га́нгуро
  • га́нгуро (gánguro)Japanese fashion trend involving dyed hair and tanned skin

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Gurgaon
Cite this entry
APA

ganguro. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ganguro

MLA

“ganguro.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ganguro. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ganguro,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ganguro.

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