サラサ
Japanese
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更紗, サラサ (sarasa): a sample of chintz fabric from the early 1700s.
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese saraça.[1][2]
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) サラサ [sáꜜràsà] (Atamadaka – [1])[2]
- (Tokyo) サラサ [sàrásá] (Heiban – [0])[2]
- IPA(key): [sa̠ɾa̠sa̠]
Noun
サラサ (rōmaji sarasa)
- 更紗, 更沙: calico, chintz, printed fabric
References
- 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN