じょろ

Japanese

じょろ (joro): a plastic watering can.

Alternative forms

ジョロ, じょうろ, ジョーロ

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese jorro.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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

Noun

じょろ • (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

Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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