アベック

Japanese

Etymology

From French avec (“with”), compare Korean 아베크 (abekeu).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [a̠be̞k̚kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

アベック • (abekku)

(dated) a couple (on a date)
公(こう)園(えん)にたくさんのアベックがいた
Kōen ni takusan no abekku ga ita
There were a lot of young couples in the park
(dated) couple, tandem, set of two things
アベック飛(ひ)行(こう)
abekku hikō
tandem flight

Synonyms

カップル (kappuru)
ペア (pea)

Derived terms

アベックホームラン (abekku hōmuran): back-to-back homeruns

References

couple: Yoshida, Masatoshi et.al. Kodansha's Romanized Japanese-English Dictionary. Tokyo: Kodansha International (JPN), 1993. →ISBN.

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