fuku

See also: Fuku, fuku-, -fuku, and fuk u

English

Etymology

From Japanese 服ふく (fuku, “clothes”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

fuku (countable and uncountable, plural fukus)

1. A Japanese-style school uniform, especially a sailor fuku.
   • Mankichi attends a middle school in a small village, which has gakuran for guys and fukus for girls. - https://official-tropes.fandom.com/wiki/Sailor_Fuku
2. A costume, as of an anime character.
   • The moisture wicking is excellent, which is great for wearing fuku to hot Texas summer cons. - https://thegeekyseamstress.com/2019/06/14/costume-notes-sailor-pluto-3-0/
   • Oh the joys of wearing fuku in public. - https://cosplay.com/index.php/s/3n65bmjw9

See also

• uniform

Icelandic

Verb

fuku

1. third-person plural past indicative active of fjúka

Japanese

Romanization

fuku

1. Rōmaji transcription of ふく

Yoruba

Etymology

Perhaps from Baatonum fukɔ or maybe of ideophonic origin

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fù.kù/

Noun

fùkù

1. (zootomy) lungs, any soft internal organ like the lungs, spleen; especially the one of an animal

Related terms

• ẹ̀dọ̀ (“liver”)

Descendants

• → Ayere: ifùkù