じょろ

Japanese

じょろ (joro): a plastic watering can.

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese jorro.[1][2]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) じょろ [jóꜜrò] (Atamadaka – [1])[2]
IPA^(key): [d͡ʑo̞ɾo̞]

Alternative forms

ジョロ, じょうろ, ジョーロ

Noun

じょろ (rōmaji joro)

watering can (utensil for watering plants)

Usage notes

Occasionally found with the ateji spelling of 如露. The longer pronunciation じょうろ (jōro) appears to be more common.

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

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