kabuto

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/kɑ.bu.toʊ//kə.bu.toʊ/

noun

A traditional Japanese military helmet, especially worn by samurai.

OriginJapanese 兜 →
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Meanings

nounkabuto (plural kabutos or kabuto)

plural kabutos

  1. A traditional Japanese military helmet, especially worn by samurai.

Origin

  1. Japanese兜
  2. Englishkabuto

Borrowed from Japanese 兜 or 冑 (かぶと, kabuto).

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Translations

Arabic كَابُوتُو
  • كَابُوتُو (kābūtū)traditional Japanese military helmet
French kabuto
  • kabutotraditional Japanese military helmet
German Kabuto
  • Kabutotraditional Japanese military helmet
Greek καμπούτο
  • καμπούτο (kampoúto)traditional Japanese military helmet
Italian kabuto
  • kabutotraditional Japanese military helmet
Japanese 兜, 冑
  • 兜 (kabuto)traditional Japanese military helmet
  • 冑 (kabuto)traditional Japanese military helmet
Korean 가부토
  • 가부토 (gabuto)traditional Japanese military helmet
Persian کابوتو
  • کابوتو (kâbuto)traditional Japanese military helmet
Russian кабу́то
  • кабу́то (kabúto)traditional Japanese military helmet

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with kabuto

plutoRizzutoBluto
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Cite this entry
APA

kabuto. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kabuto

MLA

“kabuto.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kabuto. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kabuto,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kabuto.

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