犬張子

Japanese

kanjitab
Definitions
  • a kind of traditional Japanese papier-mâché dog doll, formerly considered to be a 魔除け (ward against evil) and now either a toy or decoration sold as a souvenir

Etymology

Compound from Japanese 犬 (dog, familiar suffix) + Japanese 張り子 (papier-mch).

Origin

Japanese

張り子

Gloss

papier-mch

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