もやしっこ

Japanese

Alternative spellings
萌やしっ子 もやしっ子

Etymology

From 萌(も)やし (moyashi, “beansprout”) + っ (-'-) + 子(こ) (ko, “child”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) もやしっこ [mòyáshíkkó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [mo̞ja̠ɕik̚ko̞]

Noun

もやしっこ • (moyashikko) ^{←もやしつこ (moyasituko)?}

1. (informal) weakling child