iomante

I1O1M3A1N1T1E1

noun

An Ainu ceremony in which a brown bear (or sometimes an owl) is raised for two years and then sacrificed.

OriginJapanese イヨマンテ →
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Meanings

nouniomante (plural iomante)

alternative iyomante

  1. An Ainu ceremony in which a brown bear (or sometimes an owl) is raised for two years and then sacrificed.

Origin

  1. Japaneseイヨマンテ
  2. Englishiomante

Borrowed from Japanese イヨマンテ.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Chicago

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