nakodo

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noun

A matchmaker who serves as a go-between in the process of an omiai arranged marriage.

OriginJapanese 仲人 →
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Meanings

nounnakodo (plural nakodos or nakodo)

plural nakodos

  1. A matchmaker who serves as a go-between in the process of an omiai arranged marriage.

Origin

  1. Japanese仲人“go-between, mediary”
  2. Englishnakodo

Borrowed from Japanese 仲人 (nakōdo, “go-between, mediary”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

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MLA

“nakodo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nakodo. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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