ほろほろ鳥

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ちょう
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Perhaps of onomatopoeic origin. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ろほろちょー [hòróhóróchóó] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ho̞ɾo̞ho̞ɾo̞t͡ɕo̞ː]

Noun

ほろほろ(ちょう) or ほろほろ(チョウ) • (horohorochōほろほろてう (foroforoteu) or ホロホロテウ (foroforoteu)?

  1. a helmeted guineafowl