Meaning

1 senses
  1. A school uniform commonly worn by girls in Japan, based on the traditional sailor suit but with a pleated skirt.

Origin

Partial calque from Japanese セーラー服(ふく) (sērāfuku, literally “sailor outfit”), from セーラー (s

Partial calque from Japanese セーラー服(ふく) (sērāfuku, literally “sailor outfit”), from セーラー (sērā, “sailor”) (from English sailor) + 服(ふく) (-fuku, “clothes”).

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Forms

plural: sailor fuku
Singularsailor fuku
Pluralsailor fuku

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Word family

1 related words
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